Hamas announced in its statement issued on October 8 that suicide drones had been used against Israel within the Al-Aqsa flood zone. He stated that 35 Zevari drones were used against Israeli sites and targets in air attacks.
Zevari, who played an important role in the drone program used by Hamas during the 2014 Israeli attacks on Gaza, lived in exile in various Arab countries in the 1990s.
Zevari, who was forced to live abroad for years, returned to his homeland after the revolution in Tunisia in 2011.
The Tunisian public heard Zevari’s name for the first time in December 2016, when he was killed in an armed attack in front of his home in Sfax, Tunisia, at the age of 49.
Although an investigation was opened into the assassination of Zevari, for which the Israeli intelligence service Mossad was allegedly responsible, the Tunisian authorities were unable to reach any conclusion.
The statement issued by the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades after the assassination stated that Zevari was the one who developed a drone called “Ibabel 1,” and that it was the Mossad that organized the assassination, and promised revenge for Zevari.
– “Take care of the will that Zevari left behind… Don’t give up on the case.”
As the Israeli attacks on Gaza intensified, the streets of Tunisia began to become more active.
Participation in the demonstrations, which are held almost every day, sometimes exceeds 20,000.
In the demonstrations organized in front of the American and French embassies, most of which supported the Israeli attacks on Gaza, slogans of support for Palestine were chanted, as well as “Protect the legacy left by Zevari… Do not give up on the cause.”
During the match that was held between the Tunisian sports team Esperance and the Congolese TP Mazembe at Rades Stadium in the Tunisian capital, Tunisian fans opened a banner bearing a picture of Zevari and underneath the phrase, “Rejoice, our martyr in heaven.”
While Palestinian and Tunisian flags accompanied the banner circulating in the stadium, thousands of fans chanted slogans of support for Palestine in unison.
– Zevari’s brother, Radwan Ezz Zevari: “The resistance healed our wounds.”
Radwan Zifari, Zifari’s brother, said in a statement to Anadolu’s correspondent: “It is a source of pride for our entire family that Tunisian youth are chanting our brother’s name during demonstrations in support of the Palestinian resistance. On October 7, within the scope of the Al-Aqsa Flood Operation, Palestinian resistance fighters killed 35 citizens of Sons of Zevari, “and the fact that he inflicted losses on the Zionist facility using drones healed our wounds,” he said.
Radwan Al-Ziuri said the following about his brother’s assassination:
“We believe that Zevari was followed by a Hungarian spy who came to the school while he was continuing his doctoral studies at the Faculty of Engineers in Sfax. Muhammad Zevari was number 10 on Benjamin Netanyahu’s hit list. Zevari “was on board a remote-controlled submarine,” the Mossad said. “When he learned that he was working on his project, he took measures to assassinate him.”
– “Zevari lives in our hearts.”
“Zevari lives in our hearts,” said Ayoub Thales, a student at Tunisia’s Zaytouna University, who participated in the pro-Palestine demonstrations. He said.
Talish emphasized that Zevari’s greatest legacy is “participation in the Palestinian struggle,” and said, “He is a source of pride for the Arab nation. Zevari lived a life of resistance without complacency and without retreating from the struggle. Zevari spent his life in resistance.” “The struggle for the freedom of the people whose lands were taken from them.” “The loser is a martyr. We are proud of him for the military discoveries he made, may God have mercy on him.” He said.
– “A leader loyal to his cause”
Fadi Ould Omar, a member of the board of directors of the General Union of Tunisian Students, which was at the forefront of the pro-Palestinian demonstrations organized in Tunisia, said that they took Zevari as an example “as a leader loyal to his cause.”
Noting that Zevari was involved for a time in the student union founded in 1985, Iflad Omar said: “In the Arab world, people, especially young people, are looking for a leader who will save them from the weaknesses and insults they are exposed to. And alongside these leaders, who are the heroes of the struggle Which they don’t usually go through, Zevari says, “How can he not be a leader? As a son and resistance fighter of this country, he fought a great battle against the oppressors,” he said.
– “He worked on a submarine project.”
Emphasizing that Zevari brought about a major change in the history of Palestinian resistance, Awlad Omar said:
“Tunisian engineer Zevari will remain in the hearts of Tunisians and resistance fighters as a source of inspiration for generations, and the enemy will never forget him. Zevari, who implemented the drone project called “Ibabel,” which the Palestinians used many times in the war against the Israeli army, recently implemented “He was working on a submarine project that could Use it as a remote-controlled suicide plane. If he had not been betrayed and martyred, he would have been on the verge of achieving another turning point in the war.” History of the Struggle.
Zevari was assassinated on December 15, 2016
Zevari, who was forced to leave Tunisia in 1991 due to attacks and bans on members of the General Union of Tunisian Students during the era of ousted Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, headed to Sudan with many Tunisian students.
After Zevari completed his education in Sudan, he went to Lebanon and from there to Syria, and returned to his country after the overthrow of the Ben Ali regime in 2011.
Zevari, who settled in Tunisia, was pursuing his doctoral studies in his hometown of Sfax.
The Tunisian authorities were unable to reach any results in the investigation they began after the assassination of Zevari on December 15, 2016.
Former Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman was not a peacemaker in his statement regarding the killing of Engineer Zevari on December 21, 2016. He was not a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize. “Israel will do everything necessary to protect its interests.”