Abdel Latif Moussa, (

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: عبد اللطيف موسى) also known as Abu Noor al-Maqdisi (

: أبو نور المقدسي), (born ? – 15 August 2009) was the leader of the Salafist Jihadist group

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(

: جند أنصار الله), an Islamist group in

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. On 14 August 2009, he proclaimed an " Islamic

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" in the

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and was killed the following day 15 August, when Hamas forces stormed his headquarters and residence.

Early life and career

Born in the

. He was said to be fifty years old at the time of his death on 15 August 2009. He studied in the

education system, completing his secondary school education in the late 1970s where he was particularly noted for excellence the field of science. In 1979 he joined the Faculty of Medicine of Alexandria University, where he went on to achieve a doctorate in family health. During this time, he also studied with a number of prominent Alexandrian Sheikhs including; Sheikh Said Abdul Azeem, Sheikh Mohamed Bin Ismail al-Muqaddim, Sheikh Ahmed Fareed, and Sheikh Hamd Ibrahim. He later worked as a teacher for five years at the "Ahl Al Hadith Al Sharif Centre" which is affiliated to the "Jam'iyat Dar Al Kitab Wa Al Sunna he Association of the Books and Traditions of the Prophet, in the city of Khan Yunis in the Southern Gaza Strip. He worked as a preacher for the "Ahl Al Sunnah" mosque in

Khan Yunis Khan Yunis ( ar, خان يونس, also spelled Khan Younis or Khan Yunus; translation: ''Caravansary fJonah'') is a city in the southern Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Khan Yunis had a population of 142,6 ...

for 15 years. Following this, he worked as the preacher for the

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ian/

Palestinian Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...

"Nour Ala Al Hadoud" mosque for a period of 18 months. After this mosque was destroyed by the Israeli Army in 2006, he became the preacher and imam of the "Sheikh al Islam

Ibn Taymiyah Ibn Taymiyyah (January 22, 1263 – September 26, 1328; ar, ابن تيمية), birth name Taqī ad-Dīn ʾAḥmad ibn ʿAbd al-Ḥalīm ibn ʿAbd al-Salām al-Numayrī al-Ḥarrānī ( ar, تقي الدين أحمد بن عبد الحليم � ...

" mosque until the time of his death. He also served as the Director of Medicine of the Rafah Martyrs Medical Centre. He wrote a number of books including a book on the issue of faith entitled ''Al Yaqout Wa Al Morgan Fi Aqeeda Ahl Al Iman'' he Ruby and Corral of the Faith of the Believersand ''Al Tareeq Al Sawi Fi Iftiqah Asr Al Nabi'' he Straight Way for Following the Way of the Prophet There are also a number of recording attributed to al-Maqdisi in which he explains the issue of faith. He cemented his position as a mufti of international standing with his final book ''As'illa Wa Agwiba Sharia Hawl Al Qadiyah Al Filistaniyah'' (Juristic Questions and Answers Regarding the Palestinian Cause).

Death

On 14 August 2009, Moussa proclaimed an " Islamic

" in the

. Early 15 August,

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police stormed his Ibn Taymiyah mosque in Rafah, and ended the rebellion. Moussa died in an explosion, officials said, but it was not clear whether he blew himself up.BBC News: Gaza Islamist leader dies in raid
/ref> The mosque was destroyed in the fighting. The total death toll was 24.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moussa, Abdel Latif Gaza Strip Palestinian imams 2009 deaths 1950s births Leaders of Islamic terror groups Salafi jihadists