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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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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Hamas celebrated the 27th anniversary of its founding with a military parade (Arabic link) yesterday, showing off its arsenal of weapons and the burning of a Jew in effigy. In addition, Hamas took the opportunity to launch a new psychological warfare attack against Israel, releasing footage it claims is of Mohammed Deif,...
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Hamas is seeking to mend ties with Syria and Iran according to policy brief written Thursday by Ali Alfoneh, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Alfoneh cited an interview Hamas spokesman, Osama Hamdan, gave to an Iranian news agency. Speaking to Iran’s ISNA news agency, Hamas...
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The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution condemning Hamas’s use of human shields, following the passage earlier in the week of the Senate version of the resolution, coauthored by Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.). Reps. Ted Deutch (D-Fla.) and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen...
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Six family members and a seventh individual were wounded today in an acid attack in Gush Etzion, outside of Jerusalem. The Times of Israel reports: Palestinian news agency Ma’an identified the attacker as Jamal Abd al-Majid Ghayatha, 45, from the West Bank village of Nahalin. Media networks affiliated with Hamas said...
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Iran has launched a “We Love Fighting Israel” social media campaign, the Washington Free Beacon reported yesterday: Thousands of Iranians are reported to have already joined the electronic movement following comments by [Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali] Khamenei’s outlining Iran’s goal of destroying the Jewish state. “Our people love fighting...
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Tuesday urged the Treasury Department take additional measures to sanction individuals and groups – including countries – providing financial and material support to Hamas. In a letter addressed to Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence David Cohen, 24 of the 29 members of the...
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