Akram al-Ajouri

Akram al-Ajouri (أكرم العجوري) is a leader of Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine (PIJ). Al-Ajouri is based in Damascus and was unsuccessfully targeted in an Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) airstrike on November 12, 2019, on the same day the IDF killed Baha Abu al-Ata. The IDF described al-Ajouri as a member of the PIJ's political bureau in Syria. However, the airstrike on a building in Mezzeh area killed his son and daughter, and six were injured. Clashes began between Gaza and Israel following his attempted killing and the killing of al-Ata. As of 14 November 2023, al-Ajouri is designated as a terrorist by the United States State Department.

On 24 February 2020 it was reported that he was targeted by an Israeli strike in Damascus, Syria.

International Sanctions
As of 14 November 2023, al-Ajouri is designated as a terrorist by the United States State Department.

On 13 December 2023, he was added to UK's International Counter-Terrorism List, making subject to a travel ban and assets freeze. This action was taken by the UK Foreign Office in response to the October 7 attacks on Israel by Hamas.