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- The Judean Staff
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Ismail Haniyeh's life and political career have been marked by a number of significant events. Born in 1962 in the Shati refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, he hails from a family that originally fled from the village of Al-Jura near Ashkelon. His early life was shaped by the challenges of growing up without his father, who passed away during his childhood. Unfortunately, there isn't much information available about his mother's origins.
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