Jamila al-Shanti
Jamila al-Shanti | |
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| جميلة الشنطي | |
Al-Shanti c. 2021 | |
| Member of the Palestinian Legislative Council for Khan Yunis Governorate | |
| In office 18 February 2006 – 19 October 2023 | |
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| Born | Jamila Abdallah Taha al-Shanti 15 March 1955 Jabalia refugee camp, Gaza Strip, Palestine |
| Died | 19 October 2023 (aged 68) Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine |
| Cause of death | Bombing |
| Party | Hamas |
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Jamila Abdallah Taha al-Shanti (Arabic: جميلة عبد الله طه الشنطي; 15 March 1955 – 19 October 2023) was a Palestinian politician and senior Hamas official. Married to Hamas co-founder Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi, she was elected to the Palestinian Legislative Council in 2006 and to the Hamas Political Bureau in 2021, the first women elected to that body. She was killed in an Israeli strike during the Gaza war.