Terrorism

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will not overlook the firing of even a single rocket at Israel after a third rocket exploded in Israel since the conclusion of Operation Protective Edge this past summer. Speaking at a Hanuka candle- lighting ceremony at the Western Wall, Netanyahu said: “Israel’s safety...

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Hamas is confiscating materials imported to the Gaza Strip for reconstruction and using them to rebuild its terror tunnels, Ynet reports today. Hamas has been commandeering building materials from Israel transferred into the Gaza Strip for reconstruction for the purpose of rebuilding its offensive ‘terror tunnels’, Ynet has learned from...

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The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria’s penal code, which was recently published on an online jihadi forum, mandates the death penalty for specific crimes. The code was translated into English by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI). The terrorist organization’s punishment for “terrorizing people” is exile, a relatively harsh one considering that...

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At a rally held in advance of Hamas’ 27th anniversary, Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Zahar proclaimed that his organization would take over the West Bank “just as we liberated Gaza,” according to a translation of the speech published yesterday by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI). Speaking at a December 12...

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The European Union still considers Hamas to be a terrorist organization, a spokeswoman for the EU said today. The clarification follows yesterday’s ruling by the EU’s second-highest court that Hamas’ designation as a terror group in 2001 did not follow the proper procedures. The statement was reported by Agence France-Presse. “The...

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Four Palestinian men and a woman who was planning to fake a pregnancy in order to carry out a suicide bombing were arrested for planning terror attacks, Israel’s internal security agency, the Shin Bet, announced yesterday according to a report in The Times of Israel. Five suspects hailing from Jenin...

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