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{{Infobox person
| name = Dr. Fadi M. AlBatsh
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| birth_date = 1983
| birth_place = Gaza Strip
| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|4|21|1983|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia
| nationality = Palestinian
| other_names =
| occupation = Engineer, Researcher and Lecturer
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'''Fadi Mohammad al-Batsh''' ({{Lang-ar|فادي محمد البطش}}) was a [[Palestinian]] engineer, academic and member of [[Hamas]]. He was assassinated on 21 April 2018 in [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]], while heading to a mosque for dawn prayers.<ref>{{cite news|title=Palestinian professor killed in Malaysia, family accuses Israeli agency|url=http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2018/04/21/Palestinian-Engineering-professor-killed-in-Malaysia-.html|accessdate=24 April 2018|agency=[[Agence France-Press|AFP]]|publisher=[[Al Arabiya English]]|date=21 April 2018}}</ref>

==Biography==
While living in Gaza, he was employed by the Energy Authority and was a resident of [[Jabalia|Jabalia city]].
He received a PhD in electrical engineering from the [[University of Malaya]] in 2015 and during the course of his study, published 18 scholarly pieces of research featured in a number of international journals. In 2016 he received an award from the Malaysian treasury. Fadi was also an imam and involved with Islamic organizations such as MyCARE.<ref>{{cite news|title=Islamic Jihad: Israel behind killing of Hamas-affiliated engineer in Malaysia|url=https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/172821-180421-islamic-jihad-says-israel-assassinated-hamas-affiliated-engineer-in-malaysia|accessdate=24 April 2018|publisher=[[i24News]]|date=21 April 2018}}</ref>

Al-Batsh was a lecturer in electrical engineering at the Universiti Kuala Lumpur British-Malaysian-Institute (UniKL BMI).<ref name="ynet">{{cite news|last1=Levy|first1=Elior|title=Palestinian electrical engineer shot dead in Malaysia|url=https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5236433,00.html|accessdate=24 April 2018|publisher=[[Ynet]]|date=21 April 2018}}</ref> He had been living in Malaysia since 2011.<ref name="auto">{{cite news|title=Fadi al-Batsh killing: Israel dismisses involvement|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-43854982|accessdate=24 April 2018|publisher=[[BBC News]]|date=22 April 2018}}</ref>

==Assassination==
On 21 April 2018, he was shot dead by two gunmen on a motorcycle on a street in [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Gunmen shoot dead Palestinian lecturer in Malaysia|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-malaysia-palestinian/gunmen-shoot-dead-palestinian-lecturer-in-malaysia-idUSKBN1HS0B0|accessdate=24 April 2018|work=[[Reuters]]|date=21 April 2018}}</ref> His family has accused [[Mossad]] of being responsible for the killing but [[Israel]] has denied any involvement in the assassination.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/04/malaysia-releases-photo-assailant-palestinian-fadi-al-batsh-killing-180425054501927.html|title=Malaysia releases photo of suspect in Palestinian's killing|website=www.aljazeera.com|access-date=25 April 2018}}</ref>

==Reactions==
Hamas chief [[Ismail Haniyeh]] called his killing a "terrible crime" and attributed it to [[Mossad]]. Batsh's uncle Jamal al-Batsh also blamed "The Israeli Mossad", claiming that they stood behind the assassination of educated people and intellectuals because Israel "knows Palestine will be liberated by scientists."<ref name="ynet" />

Israeli Defence Minister [[Avigdor Lieberman]] said "The man was no saint and he didn’t deal with improving infrastructure in Gaza - he was involved in improving rockets’ accuracy ... We constantly see a settling of accounts between various factions in the terrorist organizations and I suppose that is what happened in this case."<ref>{{cite news|title=Israel dismisses suggestions it killed Palestinian in Malaysia|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-malaysia-palestinian-israel/israel-dismisses-suggestions-it-killed-palestinian-in-malaysia-idUSKBN1HT06G|accessdate=24 April 2018|publisher=[[Reuters]]|date=22 April 2018}}</ref>

Malaysian Home Minister [[Ahmad Zahid Hamidi]] said Fadi was "believed to have become a liability for a country hostile to Palestine".<ref>{{cite news|title=Family accuses Israel's Mossad of killing Palestinian in Malaysia|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/family-accuses-israels-mossad-killing-palestinian-malaysia-152116028.html|accessdate=24 April 2018|agency=[[Agence France-Press|AFP]]|publisher=[[Yahoo!]]|date=22 April 2018}}</ref>

Humanitarian Care Malaysia (MyCARE) chairman Associate Professor Dr Hafidzi Mohd Noor said Fadi was an expert in renewable energy sources, especially in regards to generator engineering. “Since news of his killing broke, all sorts of sensational news regarding Fadi has come out, including allegations in foreign media that he was an expert in making rockets and drones. Such news is absolutely not true.“ “Fadi was a man who loved peace... why would he take the risk of putting himself, his family and other Palestinians here in Malaysia at risk by getting involved in arms manufacturing, as proposed (by foreign media)?” Hafidzi further stated that Fadi had an excellent professional and academic record in the field of renewable energy and had dreamed of contributing to the development of Palestine. “We don’t deny the possibility that his achievements and his capabilities had perhaps made him a target for Israeli Zionists. In fact, before this he had mentioned his worry that he would be attacked by Apache helicopter gunships back in Palestine, and mentioned that 18 members of his extended family had been killed in Gaza in 2009 alone.“<ref>['https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2018/04/360428/palestinian-lecturer-killed-setapak-was-no-rocket-drone-maker-nsttv 'Palestinian lecturer killed in Setapak was no rocket, drone maker'], by N. H. Bahaudin, April 22, 2018</ref>

==Personal life==
Fadi was married and has three children.

==See also==
* [[Nidal Fat'hi Rabah Farahat]]
* [[Operation Wooden Leg]]
* [[Khalil al-Wazir]]
* [[Salah Khalaf]]

==References==
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[[Category:1983 births]]
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[[Category:Hamas members]]
[[Category:Assassinated Hamas members]]
[[Category:Assassinated Palestinian people]]
[[Category:University of Malaya alumni]]
[[Category:People from Jabalia]]
[[Category:Palestinian electrical engineers]]

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