Fatah and Hamas, the two main Palestinian political parties, have expressed praise for a terror attack that killed four Israelis in Jerusalem on Sunday. Fadi al-Qunbar, a suspected ISIS supporter, drove a truck into a group of Israeli soldiers, killing Lt. Yael Yekutiel (age 20), Cadet Shir Hajaj (22), Cadet Shira Tzur (20),...

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Hamas released videos on Saturday that mocked a deceased Israeli Defense Force soldier whose body the terrorist group has held since 2014. In the first video, the face of Staff Sgt. Oron Shaul is superimposed on an actor, who is bound and sits cowering in front of a birthday cake with three...

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In its end of year report, the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas claimed that it killed 17 Israelis and wounded 437 more during 2016. The first months of 2016 were marked by a wave Palestinian terrorism against Israelis, often by “lone wolf” attackers, which began in September 2015. According to Israel’s Magen David Adom, 42...

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The former head of Israel’s military intelligence on Monday presented the country’s president with an annual security assessment, which highlights Hezbollah as the country’s most potent threat. Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Yadlin presented President Reuven Rivlin with the strategic assessment for 2016 – 2017 on behalf of the Institute for...

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Israel’s Shin Bet security agency announced on Tuesday that it had arrested several Arab citizens who were part of a cell plotting to attack Israeli soldiers in the southern Negev region. Shin Bet chief Nadav Argaman said that his agency had thwarted more than 400 “significant” attacks on Israelis during...

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Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal warned on Sunday that the Gaza-based terrorist group is continuing to build up its arsenal and develop its tunnel infrastructure in preparation for another war against Israel. “The resistance in Gaza is smuggling weapons and digging tunnels in Gaza to prepare for a confrontation with [Israel], which...

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A music video recently released by a Gaza band glorifies terrorist attacks on Jews, warning them to flee before Palestinians “burn down” Tel Aviv. The al-Wa’ed Band for Islamic Art, which is affiliated with the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, produced the animated clip and posted it on its YouTube channel last month....

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Israel’s internal security agency announced Thursday that it had broken up a 20-member Hamas cell that was planning to carry out suicide bombings and shooting attacks in Jerusalem, Haifa, and other major cities. The West Bank-based cell, which was located in Nablus, was in a state of “high readiness to...

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Hamas is treating Islamic State fighters in the Gaza Strip and helping the fellow terrorist group transfer weapons to the Sinai Peninsula, where heavy fighting continues between the ISIS-affiliated Sinai Province and the Egyptian army, Avi Issacharoff reported Sunday in The Times of Israel. “It has recently become clear to the Egyptians...

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In its latest effort to prepare for its next war against Israel, the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas has started to surveil Israeli communities and track IDF movements near the Gaza Strip with drones and camera-equipped kites, Ynet reported Thursday. The IDF, which has noticed that this practice is increasing, sends out soldiers to...

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