Brief introduction:

The great Leaders appear in the prominent places in the history pages after they made an epic. They fight in the sake of Allah, then homeland.

Abu Rakan realized the nature of the deal with the enemy since he participated in the first martyrdom. He was  prepared to sacrifice for the sake of the Palestinian people in all sectors and various trends towards comprehensive resistance to the Zionist occupation that does understand the language of resistance and force, the Zionist entity frustrated leaders announced  that  what can we do for a youth wants to die.

Abu Arkan is a legendary Palestinian figure. He renewed the hope and killed despair for the sake of Palestine and its people. the story of Abu Arkan is known, and his story is in the heart of every Palestinian citizen . And his name is permanently called in each house and village in the city of Rafah. Hundreds of the Mujahedeen in the Gaza Strip will not forget his good deeds and a lot of the Palestinian people in the Gaza strip mourned his martyrdom.

Abu Arkan knew his enemy discrepancies and weakness points and his people power. He took the advantage of his knowledge to regain missing balance between the unarmed people and the enemy who have all types of developed military weapons disposal.

Abu Arkan was a great resistance man that he said, "The people of Palestine will not be affected with the despair talks and words which are used to get rid of the Palestinian case.

This unmatched personal figure in its giving and ability desires to be known. The Palestinian people should know and should take the advantages of this brave man because he introduced many things for the sake of the Palestinian people and Palestine. Abu Rakan love to fight the Zionist entity because he knew that the only successive way to retake the occupied lands is the resistance.

 Childhood:

He was born in 1978 in Rafah city to a scarified family which committed with the Islam teachings and rules. His family exposed many times to the Zionist attacks and his family lost his son , Ahmed , by Abbas militia. Abu Arkan got married of the martyrs Baha Jouda daughter and he has got a child from her with the name of Bahaa and a girl with the name of Ayat .

Education:-

Abu Rakan studied in Ibn Sina preparatory school , he got the primary stage from J school and after that he affiliated to Al-Sabih secondary school to get the secondary certificate. He succeeded in Tawjihi with an average of very good. Then , he affiliated the Islamic university in Gaza and he chose the department of history. He was a talented student that he graduated from the university with an a average of very-good. Abu Rakan joined to get the master degree, but he didn't continue due to the Zionist checkpoints which were separated western Gaza from northern Gaza. After that he appointed in Al-Sabih school as a teacher.

Features:

We have known many features of the commander such as  the attributes and good qualities and characteristics. and his service, so that these features were a proud of him. it was known that he was serving the Mujahedeen needs and requires. Moreover, he for a  long months has been deducting parts of his salary to give his needy brothers.

He was also characterized with his high power and courage. Theses features served him in his activities and his brotherhoods have called him " Abu Arkan " due to his features.

Active life:

 Abu Arkan committed in  Al Farouk Mosque through accompany. His father used to take him to the  mosque and that was in early in 1990 maintaining the presence of the Quran hours and meetings, he was an example of obedience and commitment,

Despite the existence of the movement's leadership in the Palestinian Authority jails, where it was difficult to do any of the young people activities. This thing paved the way for the entry of the Muslim Brotherhoods in 1999 and 2001 . Then, he moved into Al-Abrar mosque to continue  his Jihad way in the mosque, he considered the invitation role is like a faithfulness that everyone should share in this role in order to convey the message of Islam to the young children and especially the youth.

Active student:

He was an active member in the Islamic Block affiliate to Hamas movement. Mohammed used to say the righteous words. He was responsible about the religious committee in Al-Sabih school and also he was responsible for the broadcast of the school. When he was afresh student in the Islamic university he shared in the activities which were done by the cultural committee in the student affairs council in the university.

His life with resistance:

The heroes of refugee camp fought the Zionist army patrols during the uprising intifada in 87, including Mohamed Abu Harb  who was outstanding in the management of confrontation with the army of the Zionist occupation by throwing the Zionist patrols with stones and incendiary bottles,  when Mohamed was only  13– year-old the people were waiting the breakfast meals in the month of Ramadan and the streets of the Shaboura refugee camp  were empty  from citizens, he threw stones at the occupation soldiers then  he left quickly that the Zionist forces didn't catch him to his physical fitness.

Muhammad loved to  sacrifice his country, when the spark of the Al-Aqsa Intifada exploded he compromised a Qassam cell formed in the southern Gaza, which was headed by the martyr and the leader Mahmoud Issa, and at the level of Rafah there was the chief martyr Yasser Abu Rizk, Abu Rakan was providing the cell with the guns, mortars and explosive devices, the cell firstly fired mortar shells against the Zionist targets at the level of the Gaza Strip . The work was divided on the  Zionist military sites areas surrounding the Gaza strip.

Development in Al Qassam Brigades:

The development of the military action at the Gaza strip level to increase the confrontation process with the Zionist enemy occupation who destroyed much of the properties of the Palestinian people with the beginning in 2001,  Abu Arkan  increased the number of the Mujahedeen in the cell in the city of Rafah to intensify the resistance activities against the Zionist entity. He also increased the quantity of the weapons of the  cell from light weapons and artillery and weapons Al-anirja "mortar", and he participated in confrontation many Zionist invasions by shelling mortar shells and he was one of the first resistance men who shelled missiles at the Zionist military sites.

Some resistance activities from Abu Arkan archive:

• He fired several mortar shells at the site of the Zionist northwestern neighborhood of Rafah and the enemy admitted 13 injured soldiers.

• He launched four mortar shells at the Zionist settlement of Moarj killing two soldiers.
•  He launched three mortar shells at the Sofa Zionist military site and the enemy admitted three injured Zionist soldiers.

• He launched a missile towards a Zionist patrol in 2004 and he hit the target accurately.
• He launched a missile towards Zionist  watchtower and he hit the goal directly.
• In 24th of March,2003 he clashed along with his brothers the Zionist soldiers in Rafah city.

• In late 2005 Abu Arkan fired a rocket towards the Zionist settlement of  Moarj and he succeeded in targeting some Zionist soldiers directly.

Karm Shalom operation:

The  leader Mahmoud Issa , the commander of the southern area , ordered to follow the heroes of Kerim Shalom martyrs, the martyr Imad Abu Rizk and his brother the martyr Mohammed Abu Jamous. They were connecting through the martyr leader Yasser Rizk who mandating the leader Abu Arkan to follow the martyrs and he participated in the planning for the process and  he discussed the details , then he prepared the implementation of the process. In addition, Abu Arkan through a video camera  took some photo for the martyrs, and Abu Arkan trained the martyrs  the ways of  shooting and bombing.

Then studied the target area through a security monitoring, and he selected of the appropriate atmosphere for the process, he also prepared the final plan of  the operation led by Yasser Rizq. Abu Arkan role during the process was raining the military site of  Karim Abu Salem with tens of mortar shells to distract the occupation forces from arriving  at the place of the martyrs . This operation led to the death of five Zionist soldiers and the two martyrs, Imad Abu Rizk and Mohammad Abu Jamous were martyred in 9th of January,2002.

Bir Al-Sabih operation:

The martyr Mohammed Abu Harb prepared to a martyrdom operation in Bir Al-Sabih by an exploding device which is carried by a martyr, besides another martyr his role is to launch fire against the Zionist soldiers.

In Respond to the assassination of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin:

Abu Arkan didn't calm that he kept searching of targets to strike the Zionist enemy in order to lose a large number of casualties in their ranks .The martyrdom operation in response to the assassination of the martyr Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, he chose the target between Moraj and the location of the military neighborhood northwest of Rafah . The process nature was launching mortar shells; in addition, to launching missiles towards the Zionist watchtower. Besides, many R.P.G missiles were launched at the Zionist watchtower in order to facilitate the martyrs task to reach their purpose. The martyrs did their best that they martyred at the end.

The leader of Al-Shaboura Battalion:-

Early in 2003 Abu Arkan was able to contribute to increase in the number of mujahedeen, particularly in the Shaboura refugee camp who brought up on the Quran and adhered  of the jihad and resistance duty, after that Abu Arkan became the Vice official of Shaboura battalion, and he became the commander of the battalion of Shaboura after that. From that time the expansion of Jihad and resistance activities began, especially  the artillery weapons (mortar shells, Qassam rockets). As the result of this he had a lot of responsibilities concerned.

Another important responsibility of the commander, Abu Arkan, that he continued with the mujahedeen in various fields and sections the military operations , especially the artillery actions. After that he became a leading member of the military council on the level of the town of Rafah; furthermore, he was pursuing with the officials in his battalion and he was urging them to do the best in order to be ready any time to confront any Zionist attack against the Palestinian people and to confront the Zionist incursions, especially in the border areas. Abu Arkan also was responsible to distribute the roles among the Mujahedeen in his battalion.

Abu Arkan and Al-Qassam manufacturing:

He Participated in manufacturing  explosive devices in Al- Qassam Brigades during Al-Aqsa intifada, which he developed during it with his brothers in the Qassam Brigades the  military industries , he prepared explosive materials and he implemented several projects in  the manufacturing such as, the bombing devices and the mortar shells.

The targeted person:-

He was targeted accompanied with his brother the martyr Ahmed Abu Humaid from Moraj settlement, when the Zionist snipers shot at them, Ahmed was injured in this incident.

He also exposed to a Zionist air strike near Bait Lahia area when he was driving his care by the a Zionist drone, Abu Arkan was injured with many shrapnel in this incident.

Abbas militia (Fatah) targeted him:

an ambushed was prepared to Abu Arkan by a group affiliated to Abbas militia near Rafah city. The bad group arrested Abu Arkan and  they fired his leg . this accident happened  when he was going to Abu Yousif Al- Najjar Hospital to see his brother Ahmed, who was killed by the betrayal and treachery alias.

The heroic martyr:

On the night of Friday 25th of January,2008 Abu Arkan was visiting the Mujahedeen  in Shaboura area, he was accompanied by a number of Mujahedeen .when he finished his visit , he went to the area of the country, especially near the "schools of the Arabs". Abu Arkan at this time was waiting his fate. His care was targeted with a Zionist air rocket from a by a drone. So, Abu Arkan was martyred along with his brother, Sami Al-Hamayida commander, who was accompanied him all over the night.