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- Full name: Yousef Mohammed Hammad Karam
- Pseudonym: N/a
- Alternatives: Yousef Mohammed Hammad Karam Abu Najila
- Location: Sinai
- Affiliation: Assembly of Monotheism and Jihad in the Sinai [JTJS]
Yousef Karam (°ca 1983) was a little-known senior operative of the Assembly of Monotheism and Jihad in the Sinai [JTJS; Jama’at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad fi-Sina’a] from Arish. He was a confidante of its founder Khalid Masa’eb and reportedly helped plan the July 2005 bombings in Sharm el-Sheikh in which more than eighty people were killed.1 Karam was also involved in coordinating the JTJS’ logistical activities in Ismailiya.2 By early 2006, he reportedly had become one of the most senior members of the group.3 Karam apparently avoided capture or death. His current status is unknown.
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