Fatma Omar An-Najar

Fatma Omar An-Najar was a 64-year-old Palestinian widow who blew herself up near Israeli troops sweeping through northern Gaza on November 23, 2006, wounding two soldiers. According to her oldest daughter, the Israelis military had destroyed her house, they killed her grandson and another grandson is in a wheelchair with an amputated leg.cite news
title = Matriarch who lost grandson in conflict with Israelis turns into suicide bomber
url = http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/11/23/africa/ME_GEN_Grandmother_Bomber.php
author = Associated Press
date = 2006-11-23
work = International Herald Tribune
accessdate = 2006-11-25] She was a veteran Hamas supporter and sheltered fugitive militants during the first Palestinian uprising of 1987-1993. She is reported to have been the oldest Palestinian suicide bomber to date.

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* "I hope God accepts it," [http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/11/23/africa/ME_GEN_Grandmother_Bomber.php]

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* [http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/story.html?id=323bef98-71e7-4602-b211-83e78bb83230&k=97958 64-year-old female suicide bomber attacks Israeli troops in Gaza]
* [http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fg-mideast24nov24,1,7926769.story?coll=la-news-a_section Grandmother targets Israeli troops as a suicide bomber]
* [http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/11/23/africa/ME_GEN_Grandmother_Bomber.php Matriarch who lost grandson in conflict with Israelis turns into suicide bomber]
* [http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/story.asp?j=202180044&p=zxzy8x75x Grandmother joins suicide bombing campaign]
* [http://www.torontodailynews.com/index.php/WorldNews/2006112311palestinian-grandmot Palestinian Grandmother Bomber Attacks Israeli Troops]