Maher Udda

Maher Udda (also Maher Ouda) (born 1963) is a Palestinian terrorist suspected of planning suicide bombings in Israel.^[1]

Udda is a top Hamas commander. On March 15, 2010 he was arrested by the Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet in a joint operation which caught him by surprise.^[2] Hamas claimed that the Palestinian Authority was involved in helping Israel arrest Udda.^[3] He formed a Hamas cell in his home village of Ein Yabrud, northeast of Ramallah.

Udda is suspected of planning the 2003 Café Hillel bombing.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Army catches Café Hillel bombing planner," Yaakov Katz, March 15, 2010, Jerusalem Post.
2. ^ Israel nabs top Hamas terrorist March 15, 2010, Haaretz
3. ^ Israel arrests Hamas leader March 15, 2010, Al Jazeera

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Name	Udda, Maher
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Date of birth	1963
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