![FILE PHOTO: Ramadan Shallah, head of the militant Islamic Jihad group, attends a rally to mark the 23rd anniversary of the foundation of his group, held at a Palestinian refugee camp near Damascus, Syria November 5, 2010. REUTERS/Khaled al Hariri/File Photo](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/KHXRCRKJWXI5OAFQHNDYN3DBQE.jpg?smart=true&auth=5d3d423cbbd268a03d65fe3b4b39f78cdb52a92dc20d5ea175c29138e452ca8c&width=400&height=225)
Ramadan Shallah, the former head of the militant Islamic Jihad group whose death was announced on Saturday, attends a rally in 2010. Reuters
Ramadan Shallah, the former head of the militant Islamic Jihad group whose death was announced on Saturday, attends a rally in 2010. Reuters
Former Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader Ramadan Shallah dies
The group is labelled a terrorist organisation by the United States, European Union and others