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Hamas, Islamic Jihad and Israel make up Gaza’s ‘unsolvable equation’
Yaakov LappinJNSJanuary 9, 2018
Hamas finds itself in a “very uncomfortable situation in the event of a clash with Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and therefore, we are continuing to live in the unsolvable equation in Gaza,” said Prof. Uzi Rabi, a Middle East expert from Tel Aviv University.
Armed female members of the militant Palestinian group Islamic Jihad take part in a rally to protest against US President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in Gaza City on December 11, 2017.By Wissam Nassar/Flash90
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Hamas establishing terror infrastructure in Lebanon, Israeli defense minister says
Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNSJanuary 19, 2018
The Gaza-ruling Palestinian terror group Hamas is investing considerable resources into establishing terrorist infrastructure in Lebanon, Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Friday.
A pro-Hamas rally in Ramallah. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
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Hamas: Iran is only country that supports Palestinian ‘resistance’
January 17, 2018
Hamas’s terror group’s deputy political bureau chief, Saleh al-Arouri, told the Lebanese Al-Quds television network that Iran is the only country providing military support to Hamas to fight the “Israeli entity.”
The flag of Hamas. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
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IDF destroys Hamas terror tunnel that infiltrated Israeli and Egyptian territory
January 17, 2018
The IDF destroyed a Hamas terror tunnel that ran underneath Israel's Kerem Shalom border crossing with the southern Gaza Strip as well as under the Egypt-Gaza border.
IDF officers visit the site where a terror tunnel was exposed at Israel's Kerem Shalom border crossing with Gaza on Sunday. Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit.
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Hamas, Islamic Jihad and Israel make up Gaza’s ‘unsolvable equation’
Yaakov LappinJanuary 9, 2018
Hamas finds itself in a “very uncomfortable situation in the event of a clash with Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and therefore, we are continuing to live in the unsolvable equation in Gaza,” said Prof. Uzi Rabi, a Middle East expert from Tel Aviv University.
Armed female members of the militant Palestinian group Islamic Jihad take part in a rally to protest against US President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in Gaza City on December 11, 2017.By Wissam Nassar/Flash90
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New elite military unit ready to defend Israel from Gaza terror threat
Yaakov LappinJanuary 8, 2018
“The Gaza Strip requires complex preparations, which begin three to four months in advance. Preparing to operate in Judea and Samaria is simpler than Gaza,” Maj. Nir Mor, deputy commander of the new unit, told JNS.
In late December, the IDF's new Haruv unit conducts a large-scale war drill that simulated Gaza’s urban warfare settings. Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit.
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Hamas ‘just waiting for Abbas to die’ as Palestinian unity deal falters
Yaakov LappinDecember 22, 2017
Hamas’s latest effort to join a Palestinian unity government is little more than a facade, and the terror group’s top immediate objective is to seize control of Judea and Samaria and turn it into a second Gaza, according to the assessments of defense experts.
On Dec. 15, 2017, in the Palestinian Authority-controlled city of Nablus, Hamas supporters attend a rally marking the 30th anniversary of the terror group’s founding. Credit: Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.
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