Notable Deaths
- January 26 – George Habash, 81, Palestinian founder of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, heart attack.
- February 15 – Ayman al-Fayed, 42, Palestinian commander of al-Quds Brigades, explosion.
- April 16 – Fadel Shana'a, 23, Palestinian Reuters cameraman, flechette shell.
- August 9 – Mahmoud Darwish, 67, Palestinian poet, complications from open heart surgery.
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