Political Activity and Attacks
Jibril became the leader of the military wing of the PFLP-GC and was the heir apparent of the organization before he was killed. He was also a member of the Popular Front’s executive committee. Jibril was reported to have been participated in an airborne attack on Israel in 1987, killing six Israeli soldiers.
Jibril was seriously injured in an explosion during an exercise in the Bekaa valley in 1997. He also experienced an assassination attempt in 2000 when his car came under fire near a PFLP-GC base south of Beirut.
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