Eliyahu Hakim (Hebrew: אליהו חכים; 1925-22
March 1945) was a member of the Lehi executed in
Egypt for the assassination of Lord Moyne, the
British Minister Resident in the Middle East.
Born in Beirut, Hakim moved to Mandatory
Palestine with his family when he was seven. He
grew up in the port city of Haifa. As a
teenager, he joined the Lehi (also known as the
Stern Gang), but volunteered for the British
Army during World War II. Posted to Cairo, Hakim
deserted in order to continue his anti-British
activities on behalf of the Lehi. He gained a
reputation as a daring fighter who participated
in many brazen attacks, including the failed
assassination attempt against Harold MacMichael,
the British High Commissioner for Palestine in
1944.
On November 6, 1944, Hakim and Eliyahu Bet-Zuri
assassinated Lord Moyne in Cairo. They were
caught immediately and put on trial before a
military court. They were both hanged in Cairo
on 22 March 1945, singing Hatikvah, the Zionist
anthem, on the gallows.
Their remains were brought to Israel in 1975 and
reburied on Mount Herzl with full military
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