Hamas most wanted playing cards
The Hamas most wanted cards are decks of playing cards which include Hamas members wanted by the State of Israel.[1][2][3]
Unofficial IDF deck
As part of the Israel–Hamas war, an unofficial[further explanation needed] card deck of 54 wanted individuals were distributed to soldiers. The idea for the deck was inspired by the Most-wanted Iraqi playing cards created by the Defense Intelligence Agency with top wanted members of Saddam Hussein's regime after the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003. The history of making such cards dates back to the American Civil War.[1][4][5][3]
More than 10,000 decks of the cards were distributed to Israeli soldiers to help the soldiers identify top Hamas targets and to unsettle Hamas officials. The hierarchy of various Hamas officials have been mixed around in the deck in order to attempt to embarrass more higher-ranking officials.[5]
As of January 17, 2024, 20 individuals from the list were killed (and the status of 4 more is unknown).[1]
List of cards
| Card | Person | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOKER | Mohammed Deif | Head of Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades | |
| JOKER | Salah al-Arouri | Deputy head of Hamas | Assassinated in January 2024.[6] |
| A ♠ | Abu Obeida | Spokesperson of Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades | |
| A ♣ | Marwan Issa | Deputy of Mohammed Deif | Killed in March 2024.[7] |
| A ♦ | Ismail Haniyeh | Head of Hamas Political Bureau | |
| A ♥ | Khaled Mashal | Former head of Hamas Political Bureau | |
| K ♠ | Issam al-Da'alis | Head of Hamas government in Gaza | |
| K ♣ | Rawhi Mushtaha | Chairman of the economic committee | |
| K ♦ | Khalil al-Hayya | Deputy head of Hamas's political bureau | |
| K ♥ | Asem Abu Rakaba | Head of the air wing | Killed in October 2023.[8] |
| Q ♠ | Samah al-Sarraj | Member of Hamas's political bureau | |
| Q ♣ | Az al-Din Haddad | Commander of Gaza City Division (al-Qassam Brigades) | |
| Q ♦ | Aiman Siam | Head of the rockets array | Killed in November 2023.[9] |
| Q ♥ | Yahya Sinwar | Leader of Hamas in Gaza | |
| J ♠ | Mohammed Sinwar | Commander of the Southern Gaza Strip Division (al-Qassam Brigades) | |
| J ♣ | Ayman Nofal | Commander of the Central Gaza Strip | Killed in October 2023.[10] |
| J ♦ | Rafah Salama | Commander of the Khan Yunis Brigade (al-Qassam Brigades) | |
| J ♥ | Ahmad Ghandour | Commander of the northern Gaza Strip | Killed in November 2023.[11] |
| 10 ♠ | Youssef Abu al-Rish | Deputy Health Minister | |
| 10 ♣ | Fa'ez Baroud | Commander in al-Qassam Brigades | |
| 10 ♦ | Osama Hamdan | Foreign relations officer | |
| 10 ♥ | Mohammed Ouda | Head of Hamas intelligence | |
| 9 ♠ | Ali al-Amoudi | Activist in Hamas propaganda department | |
| 9 ♣ | Muhammad Atzar | Head of the anti-tank forces in Gaza | Killed in November 2023.[12] |
| 9 ♦ | Zakaria Abu Maamar | Senior member of Hamas's political bureau | Killed in October 2023.[13] |
| 9 ♥ | Mahmoud al-Zahar | Member of Hamas Political Bureau | |
| 8 ♠ | Ahmed Shamali | Deputy commander of Gaza City Brigade | |
| 8 ♣ | Shadi Baroud | Deputy head of intelligence | Killed in October 2023.[14] |
| 8 ♦ | Mousa Abu Marzook | Head of international relations office | |
| 8 ♥ | Razi Abu Tama'ah | Head of the combat support array | Killed in March 2024.[15] |
| 7 ♠ | Imad Akel | Head of rear headquarters | |
| 7 ♣ | Zahar Jabarin | Deputy head of the West Bank region (successor of al-Arouri) | |
| 7 ♦ | Abd al-Hadi Siam | Commander in the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades | |
| 7 ♥ | Haitham Khuwajari | Commander of Shati Brigade (al-Qassam Brigades) | Killed in December 2023.[16] |
| 6 ♠ | Ibrahim Biari | Commander of Jabalia center brigade | Killed in October 2023.[17] |
| 6 ♣ | Wissam Farhat | Commander of Shuja'iyya brigade | Killed in December 2023.[18] |
| 6 ♦ | Wael Rajab | Deputy commander of the northern Gaza Strip | Killed in November 2023.[19] |
| 6 ♥ | Mohammed Shebana | Commander of the Rafah brigade | |
| 5 ♠ | Nasim Abu Ajina | Commander of Beit Lahiya brigade | Killed in October 2023.[20] |
| 5 ♣ | Ibrahim al-Sahar | Commander of the explosive devices in the northern Strip | Killed in October 2023.[21] |
| 5 ♦ | Jaber Aziz | Commander of a brigade | |
| 5 ♥ | Hassam Badran | Member of the executive committee | |
| 4 ♠ | Taysir Mabasher | Commander of the northern Khan Yunis brigade | Killed in October 2023.[22] |
| 4 ♣ | Mustafa Dalul | Commander of Zabara brigade | Killed in November 2023.[23] |
| 4 ♦ | Fathi Hamad | Head of office in the executive committee | |
| 4 ♥ | Ra'ad Sa'ad | Commander in the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades | |
| 3 ♠ | Yakub A'ashur | Commander of the anti-tank system in Khan Yunis | Killed in November 2023.[24] |
| 3 ♣ | Razi Hamad | Member of Hamas's political bureau | |
| 3 ♦ | Ismail Siraj | Commander of Nuseirat brigade | Killed in January 2024.[25] |
| 3 ♥ | Ra'ad Thabat | Member of Hamas's political bureau | Killed in March 2024.[26] |
| 2 ♠ | Madhat Mabasher | Commander of the West Khan Yunis brigade | Killed in October 2023.[27] |
| 2 ♣ | Mahdi Khuwara | Commander of Lahiya Brigade | |
| 2 ♦ | Mohammed Alwadia | Commander of the anti-tank system of the Gaza City Brigade (al-Qassam Brigades) | Killed in October 2023.[28] |
| 2 ♥ | Nizar Awadallah | Senior member of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades |
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- ^ "תמונות של בכירי חמאס חולקו לחיילים בעזה". בחדרי חרדים (in Hebrew). 2016-07-20. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
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