In October 1937 , a headquarters for the revolt was set up in Damascus , Syria , known as the Central Committee of National Jihad in Palestine , Abu Ibrahim became the sole actual rebel commander serving on the committee . Abu Ibrahim was adept at raising funds and procuring weapons for the armed struggle . Although he based himself in Damascus , he would regularly enter Palestine to assess his group 's situation and pay them their stipends . In 1938 , he personally led an assault against the Jewish neighborhoods of Tiberias , which resulted in the deaths of 19 Jewish residents . According to contemporary accounts of some Palestinians , Abu Ibrahim also oversaw the campaign to eliminate Palestinian individuals who cooperated with the British authorities in the Galilee
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1938 Tiberias massacre
Abu Ibrahim al-Kabir