How Mossad Neutralized the Founder of Palestinian Islamic Jihad

Malta, October 26, 1995. A tourist steps into the sun—only he isn’t a tourist. He’s Fathi Shaqaqi, founder of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, traveling on a false passport. Two motorcycles glide up behind him. A tight burst of shots. He falls. The riders melt into Sliema’s alleys. This wasn’t a battlefield; it was neutral ground turned kill zone—an operation with the unmistakable signature of Mossad, executed in minutes and debated for decades. 🏍️🕵️‍♂️🌊🔥

This film traces the pediatrician-turned-militant who fused nationalism with revolutionary Islam, the years of shadow tracking, and the Malta window that let a covert team strike and vanish. We unpack tradecraft, decapitation strategy, the diplomatic blowback, and the paradox: did eliminating Shaqaqi save lives—or forge a martyr whose legend fueled the next wave?

If this story made you look twice at “neutral” ground, share it and tell us: justice or dangerous precedent?