A top official of the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas has called for its inclusion in the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), an umbrella group internationally recognized as the representative of the Palestinians, while stressing the Islamist movement’s continued commitment to attacking Israel, The Times of Israel reported on Wednesday. The PLO is dominated by the...
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Two members of the Palestinian terror organization Hamas were killed in the past few days while constructing tunnels, the group has admitted. Ameir Jaber Abu Tuaima, age 22, died on Monday in an “accident” in a tunnel near Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s main militia, announced Monday....
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Terrorist belonging to Fatah, the political party led by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, are training in Gaza in preparation for a war with Israel, veteran Palestinian affairs correspondent Khaled Abu Toameh reported Wednesday. A division of Fatah’s militia, the al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, recently announced the opening a new terror-training academy in Gaza, in...
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The resolution passed last week by UNESCO, the UN cultural organization, which denied any historical connection between Jews and Jerusalem, was a “victory” for the Palestinians, spokesmen for the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas said on Tuesday. Spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri released a statement saying that his group “welcomes” the resolution, which he characterized as describing Temple Mount...
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A senior Hamas official said that the terrorist organization wants to strengthen ties with Iran, the semi-official Fars News Agency reported on Monday. “Mahmoud al-Zahar underlined that the Palestinian resistance group is seeking to reinvigorate relations with Iran,” Fars wrote. “Relations with Iran are acceptable but they should further enhance and develop,” al-Zahar told the...
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A member of the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas was indicted on Tuesday for plotting to carry out a suicide bombing on a Jerusalem bus, Israel’s internal security agency said. Muhammad Fuaz Ibrahim Julani, a 22-year-old Palestinian resident of eastern Jerusalem, was arrested by the Shin Bet on September 9, several days before his attack was...
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A terror group with ties to ISIS fired a rocket that struck a street in Sderot on Wednesday, causing minor damage. Ahfad al-Sahaba-Aknaf Bayt al-Maqdis took credit for the rocket attack. The group released a statement in what The Times of Israel described as “poorly-translated Hebrew”: “Oh you cowardly Jews: You...
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A Gaza-based terror group unveiled a new rocket that it claims can hit strategic installations in Israel, Channel 2 News reported Monday. The Popular Resistance Committees, an umbrella group made up of former members of other terror factions, unveiled a new rocket yesterday in a ceremony in Gaza. The group,...
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Leading political and communal leaders in New York City called on the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas on Monday to release the two Israeli hostages it is holding captive, as well as the bodies of two Israeli soldiers killed in the Gaza Strip two years ago. At a Manhattan press conference organized by...
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The Israel Air Force shot down a drone launched by Hamas from the Gaza Strip, the army said Tuesday. WATCH: Footage of Hamas drone which was shot down by an IAF fighter jet earlier today. pic.twitter.com/MBPWjp9y2Y — IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) September 20, 2016 The drone had been “under IAF surveillance from...
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