Islamic Jihad top dog Ziyad Al-Nakhaleh said that the “resistance fired rockets in response to the humiliating scene in Washington,” that is, the signing of the peace deals. Their jihadist intransigence remains constant, as I explained that it would in The Palestinian Delusion.
“Gaza factions respond with rockets to UAE, Bahrain normalization with Israel,” by Adnan Abu Amer, Al-Monitor, September 21, 2020:
While Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were signing agreements to normalize relations with Israel in Washington Sept. 15, Palestinian armed factions in the Gaza Strip fired long-range rockets over southern Israeli cities, wounding 13 Israelis, one of whom suffered serious injuries, and causing material damage. No faction claimed responsibility for the rocket attack.
A few hours after the incident, in the early hours of Sept. 16, the Israeli army launched 10 airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, targeting a weapons and explosives factory and a complex used by Hamas for training and rocket testing.
Factions responded by firing 15 rockets toward southern Israeli settlements.
On the same day, Sept. 16, the Israelis accused, once again, Hamas of being responsible for what has been happening in Gaza.
In a tweet on the same day, Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’ military wing, said they will respond in kind to any attack on the part of Israel.
The Islamic Jihad movement, for its part, announced that the resistance fired a salvo of rockets at Israel, but there were no casualties or injuries.
Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem, speaking to Al-Monitor, chose his words carefully in supporting the action without claiming Hamas’ potential responsibility, saying, “The Palestinian resistance is capable of keeping the Palestinian issue at the forefront of events [in the region] at all times, despite some regional attempts to undermine it. The rocket fire came as a response to the Israeli air bombing of resistance sites. Our response was swift and accurate to deter the Israeli aggression on Gaza. We will not change the rules of battle or impose new equations. The resistance factions, namely Hamas, will continue to face the deal of the century (the US Middle East peace plan) and its repercussions, and the [Israeli] annexation plan, with all means possible.”
Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a Sept. 16 statement that Gaza’s rockets aimed to disrupt the peace process between Israel and the Gulf. Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz warned Sept. 16 that “if Hamas continues firing, last night’s retaliation will just be the tip of the iceberg,” referring to Israeli reprisal raids in the coastal enclave following the firing of a salvo of rockets.
Islamic Jihad Secretary-General Ziyad Al-Nakhaleh said in an interview with Al-Mayadeen TV on Sept. 16 that the “resistance fired rockets in response to the humiliating scene in Washington,” referring to the UAE and Bahrain’s signing of normalization deals with Israel….
“Gaza factions respond with rockets to UAE, Bahrain normalization with Israel,” by Adnan Abu Amer, Al-Monitor, September 21, 2020:
While Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were signing agreements to normalize relations with Israel in Washington Sept. 15, Palestinian armed factions in the Gaza Strip fired long-range rockets over southern Israeli cities, wounding 13 Israelis, one of whom suffered serious injuries, and causing material damage. No faction claimed responsibility for the rocket attack.
A few hours after the incident, in the early hours of Sept. 16, the Israeli army launched 10 airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, targeting a weapons and explosives factory and a complex used by Hamas for training and rocket testing.
Factions responded by firing 15 rockets toward southern Israeli settlements.
On the same day, Sept. 16, the Israelis accused, once again, Hamas of being responsible for what has been happening in Gaza.
In a tweet on the same day, Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’ military wing, said they will respond in kind to any attack on the part of Israel.
The Islamic Jihad movement, for its part, announced that the resistance fired a salvo of rockets at Israel, but there were no casualties or injuries.
Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem, speaking to Al-Monitor, chose his words carefully in supporting the action without claiming Hamas’ potential responsibility, saying, “The Palestinian resistance is capable of keeping the Palestinian issue at the forefront of events [in the region] at all times, despite some regional attempts to undermine it. The rocket fire came as a response to the Israeli air bombing of resistance sites. Our response was swift and accurate to deter the Israeli aggression on Gaza. We will not change the rules of battle or impose new equations. The resistance factions, namely Hamas, will continue to face the deal of the century (the US Middle East peace plan) and its repercussions, and the [Israeli] annexation plan, with all means possible.”
Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a Sept. 16 statement that Gaza’s rockets aimed to disrupt the peace process between Israel and the Gulf. Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz warned Sept. 16 that “if Hamas continues firing, last night’s retaliation will just be the tip of the iceberg,” referring to Israeli reprisal raids in the coastal enclave following the firing of a salvo of rockets.
Islamic Jihad Secretary-General Ziyad Al-Nakhaleh said in an interview with Al-Mayadeen TV on Sept. 16 that the “resistance fired rockets in response to the humiliating scene in Washington,” referring to the UAE and Bahrain’s signing of normalization deals with Israel….
