| His date of birth is not known for certain: according to his Palestinian passport, he was born on 1 January 1929, but he claimed to have actually been born in 1937 | In his public appearances and interviews, Yassin called repeatedly for a continuation of the 'armed struggle' against Israel, and for an intensification of the terrorist campaign against its citizens |
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| There needs to be a focused, concerted effort by all parties to fight terror | 's on 14 January 2004, which killed four civilians, was believed by the Israeli military to have been directly ordered by Yassin |
Israeli Prime Minister characterized Yassin as the "mastermind of Palestinian terror" and a "mass murderer.
9| " The repeatedly asserted that Yassin was responsible for a number of terrorist attacks, which targeted and killed civilians | He and his entire family fled to , settling in after his village was ethnically-cleansed by the during the |
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| At a memorial service for Sheik Yassin, he declared that "The Israelis will not know security |
He preached hatred, and glorified suicide bombings of buses, restaurants, and cafes.
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