Abu Obeida

Huthayfa Samir Abdallah al-Kahlout (Arabic: حذيفة سمير عبد الله الكحلوت; 11 February 1985 – 30 August 2025), known by the nom de guerreAbu Obeida (Arabic: أبو عبيدة, romanized:Abū ʿUbayda, lit.'father of worshippers'; also spelled Ubaida, Ubayda, Ubaydah) was a Palestinian militant and spokesperson for al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, from 2007 until he was killed by the Israel Defense Forces in 2025. He was described as "the central figure of al-Qassam's media campaign."