Adnan Al-Ghoul was one of the senior operatives in Hamas ' military-terrorist apparatus . He specialized in explosives and among other attacks was behind the 1995 terrorist attack at the Beit Lid junction in central Israel , and the 1996 bombing at Dizengoff Center in the heart of Tel Aviv , together responsible for the deaths of 32 Israelis . Adnan was not an " ordinary rank-and-file " terrorist operative but rather a top-ranking terrorist of Hamas ' military-terrorist apparatus in the Gaza Strip . He specialized in the preparation of IEDs and developed the Qassam rocket system for Hamas ( earning him the nickname " father of the Qassam " ) . He was the right-hand man of Muhammad Deif , head of Hamas ' military-terrorist wing , and had an important role in Hamas ' plot to sabotage the Oslo Accords . For example , Al-Ghoul was involved in manufacturing the bombs used in the double attack at the Beit Lid junction in the center of Israel on 22 January , 1995 , in which 22 Israelis were killed . He also prepared the explosive belt for the 1996 Purim suicide bombing at Dizengoff Center in the heart of Tel Aviv , in which ten Israeli civilians were killed . He died in an Israeli Air Force targeted killing on 21 October 2004
1995 terrorist attack at the Beit Lid junction
Beit Lid suicide bombing
Adnan al-Ghoul