Dirar Abu Seesi

Who is Dirar Abu Seesi?

Dirar Abu Seesi or: Abu Sisi is the Deputy Engineer for the Gaza Strip's sole electrical plant, which provides 25% of Gaza's power, Israel alleges that he is a Hamas weapons engineer. In February 2011, he traveled to Ukraine, his wife's native country, to apply for citizenship, after coming to believe that Gaza was no longer a safe place to raise his six children. He disappeared in Poltava on February 19, and later turned up in an Israeli prison. It turned out he was kidnapped by Israeli intelligence personnel. On April 4, he was indicted for his alleged aid to Hamas.