Head of Hamas' military wing in the West Bank Ibrahim Hamed has been sentenced to 54 life sentences after being convicted of 46 counts of murder relating to a line of terrorist attacks.

The Ofer Military court also found him guilty of four counts of accessory to murder and four counts of attempted murder.





Ibrahim Hamed in court (Photo: AFP)

Hamed, 47, was arrested in 2006. He was convicted of having direct involvement in a string of terror attacks in Jerusalem, including the 2001 attack in Zion Square, which left 10 dead; the 2002 attack in Café Moment, which claimed 11 lives; the 2003 suicide attacks on Café Hillel, which left seven dead and 57 wounded; and the 2003 shooting attack in Zerifin which left nine dead.

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