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Salah al-Bardawil

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Salah al-Bardawil
صلاح البردويل
Personal details
Born1959
Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip
Died (aged 65)
Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip
Political partyHamas
Occupation
  • Politician
  • spokesperson

Salah al-Bardawil (Arabic: صلاح البردويل ‎, 1959 – 23 March 2025) was a senior member of Hamas' political bureau and a spokesperson for the organization until 2025. He also served as a member at the Palestinian Legislative Council representing Hamas from 2006 to 2018 until the parliament was dissolved.[1][2]

Al-Bardawil was often quoted in Western media as a source for the views and pronouncements of Hamas. In March 2018, he told Quds News Network that Hamas was prepared to enter into dialogue with the United States.[3] This statement angered the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Fatah, who believe Hamas wants to be seen as the main representative of Palestinians.[4] Bardawil had previously stated in 2017 that Palestinian reconciliation efforts were failing due to U.S. pressure.[5]

Following the decision by the United States to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and the killings of Palestinian protesters that followed in May 2018, Bardawil was quoted by numerous sources as stating that 50 out of 62 people killed by IDF soldiers had been Hamas members.[6][7][8] This followed a statement from Israeli forces that 50 out of the 62 Palestinians killed during protests on the Gaza border were activists, and a statement from Islamic Jihad that three of the 62 deaths were members of its military wing.[9]

Al-Bardawil was killed in an Israeli airstrike on his tent west of Khan Yunis on 23 March 2025.[10][11]

References

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  1. ^ "Copy of Copy of Copy of The final distribution of PLC seats (3).xls" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Abbas dissolves PA parliament, calls for elections in 6 months". Xinhua. 23 December 2018.
  3. ^ "لماذا حماس مستعدة للحوار مع واشنطن؟". شبكة قدس الإخبارية (in Arabic). 20 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  4. ^ null (29 March 2018). "Hamas says it's open to dialogue with US". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Hamas official claims reconciliation failing due to US pressure". Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Hamas official: 50 of the 62 Gazans killed in border violence were our members". Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  7. ^ Harpin, Lee (16 May 2018). "Hamas: Majority of Gaza border deaths were our members". www.thejc.com. The Jewish Chronicle. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Hamas Political Bureau Member Salah Al-Bardawil: 50 of the Martyrs Killed in Gaza were from Hamas, 12 Regular People". MEMRI. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  9. ^ Khoury, Jack (16 May 2018). "50 of Dead in Gaza Protests Were Hamas Activists, Says Senior Hamas Official". Haaretz. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Hamas confirms death of political leader in Israeli strike in Southern Gaza". Khaleej Times. AFP. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  11. ^ Alouf, Rushdi Abu (23 March 2025). "Air strike kills senior Hamas official in Gaza". BBC. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
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