Education
He was reportedly the most academic student in the class at his elementary school and then assistant to his teacher in preparatory school.
He was reportedly the most academic student in the class at his elementary school and then assistant to his teacher in preparatory school.
He was killed at age 22 by Israeli forces outside a house where he was hiding in 1993. In July 2009, Hamas released its first film, a two-hour biopic celebrating the life and martyrdom of Akel. The film was written by Hamas strongman Mahmoud al-Zahar and the interior minister, Fathi Hamad.
Afterward, he began reading the Quran and supported Hamas, joining the movement.
After being released, he became a fighter in the Gaza Strip. He became known as "the ghost" for his many disguises, including dressing up as a Jewish settler with a skullcap.
In the early 1990s, Akel topped Israel"s most wanted list for his suspected role in killing 11 Israeli soldiers, an Israeli civilian and four Palestinian informants in a series of attacks. On 24 November 1993, A Palestinian informant reported to the Israel Defense Forces the location of Akel.
Akel was hiding with other fighters in a house in Shuja"iyya.
After several hours of the siege of the neighbourhood, Akel tried to escape when he was immediately shot by Israel Defense Forces soldiers in disguise near the house. At the time of his death, journalist Robert Fisk calls Akel "the most important Hamas activist ever shot dead by the Israeli army." Israeli soldiers buried Akel in a cemetery in the Jabalia Camp at night to avoid demonstrations by Palestinian supporters.
