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Dirar Abu Seesi | |
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ضرار أبو سيسي | |
| Born | 1969 (age 54–55) Jordan |
| Nationality | Palestinian |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Children | 6 |
Dirar Abu Seesi or Abu Sisi (Arabic: ضرار أبو سيسي; born in 1969 in Jordan)[1] is a Palestinian engineer. Abu Seesi was a deputy engineer for the Gaza Strip's sole electrical plant, which provides 25% of Gaza's power.[2][3] According to Israel, he was also a weapons engineer for the Palestinian Hamas organization. In February 2011, he traveled to Ukraine, his wife's native country, to apply for citizenship, after coming to believe that Gaza was no longer a safe place to raise his six children. He disappeared in Poltava on February 19, and later turned up in an Israeli prison[4] after being kidnapped by Mossad Israeli intelligence personnel.[5] On April 4, 2011 he was indicted for his work for Hamas[6] and was convicted on March 30, 2015 in a plea bargain.[7] He is known by Israeli security services as the "father of the rockets".[7][8]
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Haaretz2015was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Koutsoukis, Jason (April 6, 2011). "'Father of rockets' in court". The Sydney Morning Herald.