Abu Obeida
Huthayfa Samir Abdallah al-Kahlout (Arabic: حذيفة سمير عبد الله الكحلوت; 11 February 1985 – 30 August 2025), known by the nom de guerre Abu Obeida (Arabic: أبو عبيدة, romanized: Abū ʿUbayda, lit. 'father of worshippers'; also spelled Ubaida, Ubayda, Ubaydah) was a Palestinian militant and spokesperson for al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, from 2007 until he was killed by the Israel Defense Forces in 2025. He was described as "the central figure of al-Qassam's media campaign." == Early life and education == Huthayfa Samir Abdallah al-Kahlout was born in 1985 in Saudi Arabia.