Haim Corfu (Hebrew: חיים קורפו; 6 January 1921 – 23 February 2015) was an Israeli politician, and earlier Irgun commander and assassin.

Corfu, observing the two while hiding behind a stonemason's shack, pressed the detonator of the remotely-controlled mine that killed them.

[4] He was subsequently interned in Sudan and Kenya by the British, where he also put his skills as an electrician to use in an attempt to escape.

[5] After the establishment of the State of Israel he studied law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and was certified as a lawyer.

[9] In April 1992 he resigned from the Knesset to become chairman of the Israeli Airports Authority, a position he held until 1996.