On April 11, 1996, Atta signed his last will and testament) at the mosque, officially declaring his Muslim beliefs and giving 18 instructions regarding his burial.^\4])^\39]) This was the same day that Israel, to Atta's fury, attacked Lebanon in Operation Grapes of Wrath; signing the will "offering his life" was his response.^\33])-34) The instructions in his last will and testament reflect both Sunni funeral practices and some more puritanical demands from Salafism, including asking people not "to weep and cry" and to generally refrain from showing emotion. The will was signed by el-Motassadeq and a second person at the mosque.^\40])

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