Posts Tagged: Islamic Jihad
Prompted by Iran, Palestinian Islamic Jihad Plays Lead Role in Gaza Escalation
JNS.org - Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), the second-largest armed terror faction in Gaza, has in recent days taken a lead role in the latest escalation...
The New Terrorist Threat on Israel’s Borders
JNS.org - The turbulence in southern Israel over the weekend portends violent days ahead, which will force Israel to again face the familiar dilemma of...
IDF Warns Hamas to Control Islamic Jihad Violence; FM Katz Says Israel Prepared for Major Military Op in Gaza
The Israeli military issued a stern warning to Hamas on Thursday, saying it must enforce its control over other terrorist groups like Islamic Jihad as...
IDF Intel Chief: Hamas Is Deterred, but Islamic Jihad Is a Wild Card
The head of IDF military intelligence said on Wednesday that Hamas has been successfully deterred and was not interested in another war with Israel. According to...
Islamic Jihad Airs Video Showing Claimed Drone Strike on IDF Tank
The Gaza Strip-based Palestinian terrorist group Islamic Jihad published a video on Thursday that it claimed showed a drone dropping an explosive device on an IDF...
Civilian Death Toll Rises to 4 as More Than 600 Gaza Rockets Slam Israeli Cities
A fourth civilian was killed on Sunday evening as hundreds of rockets from Gaza rained down on Israeli cities and towns over the weekend. The victim, Pinchas...
Gaza Rockets Rain Down on Israel, IDF Retaliates
Gaza militants fired dozens of rockets into Israel on Saturday, drawing a wave of Israeli air strikes as hostilities flared across the border for a...
Palestinian Islamic Jihad Threatens Rocket Attacks on Major Israeli Cities
The head of Gaza-based Islamic Jihad (PIJ) on Thursday threatened rocket attacks on the Israeli homefront if the IDF conducted targeted killings of Palestinian terror operatives. In...
Egypt Hosts Palestinian Groups, Urges Calm With Israel
Egypt will hold talks with leaders of two major Palestinian factions to try to salvage faltering unity efforts and to restore calm with Israel, officials said...
Even Palestinians Now Ignore Prisoner Hunger Strikes
A prominent Islamic Jihad activist has been on his third hunger strike for the past 50 days. On Sunday, he is said to have vomited...
Three Civilians Wounded After Israel Faces 24-Hour Bombardment From Gaza
Israel has been the target of some 200 rockets and mortars over the past 24 hours targeting southern communities near the Gaza border. Three civilians were...
Video Shows Iran-Backed Islamic Jihad Firing Mortars, Rockets Into Israel
The Iran-backed, Gaza Strip-based Islamic Jihad terrorist group published a video on Wednesday showing its operatives firing mortars and rockets into southern Israel the previous...
Gaza Terrorists Launch Heavy Barrage Into Israel, Mortar Explodes in Yard of Kibbutz Kindergarten
Palestinian terrorists on Tuesday launched their heaviest barrages against Israel since the 2014 Gaza war and Israeli aircraft struck back in a surge of fighting after weeks of border...
Israeli Army Kills Three Islamic Jihad Operatives After Foiling Gaza Border Bombing
Israeli tank shelling killed three members of the Palestinian terror group Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, medical officials said, after weeks of...
