B'Tselem's account
Member of the military wing of Hamas. Killed by live gunfire and an anti-tank missile Israeli security forces fired at a home in which he had holed up. He was suspected of shooting at a car whose passengers were an Israeli family, killing the husband, Michael Mark, and injuring the wife and two of the children. According to the ISA, al-Faqih had fired at the Israeli forces. As part of the operation, the troops demolished the house. In the gun battle, a civilian Palestinian woman was injured. Israel is holding his body.