31 March 2002
In the name of Allah the most Gracious the most Merciful
“It is He Who got out the Unbelievers among the People of the Book from their homes at the first gathering (of the forces). Little did ye think that they would get out: and they thought that their fortresses would defend them from Allah! But the (Wrath of) Allah came to them from quarters from which they little expected (it), and cast terror into their hearts, so that they destroyed their dwellings by their own hands and the hands of the Believers. Take warning, then, O ye with eyes (to see)!”
Our Mujahid Palestinian people … our deep-rooted Arab and Islamic Ummah:
With the grace of Allah the Mujahid hero:
Shadi Zakaria Tobasi, 23, from the Jenin refugee camp
was able to penetrate all Zionist security and blast his pure body amidst a gathering of invading usurpers of our land and country in broad daylight at 14.45 on Sunday 17th Muharram 1423H – 31/3/2002AD in the heart of the city of Haifa occupied in 1948 near “The Matsa” restaurant and the commercial center “The Grand Canyon”.
The Qassam Brigades praises Allah for that success and affirms the following:
First: This operation is the third in the series of our operations that we have promised terrorist Sharon and his Nazi government. The first one was carried out in Netanya and the second in the settlement of Alon Moreh and now the third one that rocked the occupied city of Haifa.
Second: The occupation crimes launched by the Nazi entity against our people in Ramallah, Bethlehem and Beit Jala and the siege of all Palestinian cities, villages and refugee camps would not pass without severe punishment that would make the Zionist curse the day they were born.
Third: The Qassam Brigades affirms continuation of its series of daring and qualitative operations and calls on criminal Sharon and his Nazi government to wait for the fourth operation and let them take care because they might be among the casualties.
And it is a Jihad until either victory or martyrdom
Wallaho Akbar wa Lillahi Al-Hamad
Qassam Brigades – Palestine
Sunday 17th Muharram 1423H
31/3/2002AD
