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IDF source: Hamas working to stop Gaza rockets
IDF source: Hamas working to stop Gaza rockets
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Tension between Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, and Salafi jihadists in the area has increased in recent days. On Thursday, Hamas announced the arrest of six Salafists, which was immediately denounced by Salafi jihadists.
The Ibn Taymiyyah Media Center, a jihadist media unit, has charged that elements within Hamas are “stained with the blood of the Salafi Mujahideen,” in a new statement on the recent death of Hithem Ziad Ibrahim Masshal.
In a video containing excerpts from his will, Hithem Ziad Ibrahim Masshal, a member of the MSC in Jerusalem who was killed yesterday, slammed Hamas and called on Muslims to partake in jihad.
Hamas recently arrested two members of the Popular Resistance Committees. Members of Hamas’ al Qassam Brigades have also reportedly deployed in an effort to stop rocket launchings from Gaza toward Israel.
The Israeli Air Force killed a member of the Mujahideen Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem who was involved in the recent rocket attack on the Israeli city of Eilat from the Sinai Peninsula.
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Salafi jihadist supporters held another demonstration today to protest the imprisonment of fellow travelers by Hamas.
Over the past week, Israeli authorities have submitted indictments against a number of Palestinians involved in terror activities. In addition, the Shin Bet has revealed that another terrorist released in the Gilad Shalit exchange has returned to terror activities.
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Since the beginning of this year, Israeli authorities have thwarted over 30 attempts to abduct Israeli soldiers in the West Bank. The number of thwarted plots in 2013 already surpasses the total for all of 2012.
A leading Salafi jihadist has revealed that 47 Salafists currently imprisoned by Hamas are conducting hunger strikes to protest their imprisonment.
Supporters of Salafi jihadists in the Gaza Strip are increasing their protests against Hamas both online and in public. On Saturday, a small protest in Rafah was organized by supporters of Salafi jihadists currently imprisoned by Hamas.
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While Hamas appears to be continuing its arrest campaign against Salafi jihadists, some Salafi jihadists currently imprisoned in Gaza have begun hunger strikes in protest.
The Mujahideen Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem took responsibility for two separate rocket attacks against Israel. In addition, the group called on Hamas to release Salafi jihadists currently imprisoned in Gaza.
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Salafi jihadists have warned that Hamas is planning to carry out arrests of Salafi jihadists in the Gaza Strip in the coming days.
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Hamas officials continue to harshly condemn reports that suggest the group is tied to last August’s attack on an Egyptian military outpost. Meanwhile, in the West Bank, Palestinian Authority security forces are cracking down on Hamas operatives.
Military training at Gaza archaeological site prompts worries
Over the past several days, Hamas has arrested two Salafi jihadists in Zawaida, raided the home of a member of the Popular Resistance Committees, and kidnapped a Salafi jihadist in Rafah.
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Egyptian security sources said the results of the investigation will be revealed in April and that new evidence has emerged which has helped incriminate those behind the attack.
Egyptian authorities are looking into Hamas’ ties to a 2012 terror attack that killed 16 Egyptian soldiers as well as the recent discovery of fabrics for military uniforms in a smuggling tunnel between Egypt and Gaza.