Tag Archives: Palestinian Islamic Jihad

“Gaza became the first true information war: where what happened online and in the “hearts and minds” of global publics was truly as important as what transpired on the ground, if not more so”

FORBES Lessons Learned From The Gaza War Ilan Berman October 14, 2025 …While Israel unquestionably dominated the military battlefield, Hamas masterfully controlled the larger narrative surrounding the conflict. The Islamist group, in the words of one expert, successfully managed to … Continue reading

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Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad hide behind their own children, using them as human shields

JNS Israel calls off Gaza strike after detecting Palestinian children May 11, 2023 The Israel Defense Forces called off an airstrike on Palestinian Islamic Jihad assets in the Gaza Strip so as not to put at risk two children identified … Continue reading

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Alongside Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Bibi warns terrorists ‘blood is on your hands,’ claims Islamic Jihad has been dealt harshest blow ever

TIMES OF ISRAEL Netanyahu says IDF ‘at height of battle,’ as resumed fighting sinks ceasefire bid Carrie Keller-Lynn May 10, 2023 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel was not diminishing its offensive against Gaza-based terrorists Wednesday, pushing back against claims … Continue reading

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Targeted killing of Ali Ghali part of the latest wave of attacks by the IDF in the southern Gaza strip

JPOST Senior Islamic Jihad commander killed in IDF targeted attack Staff May 11, 2023 The IDF killed the commander of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s rocket force, Ali Ghali, in a targeted attack on his home in Khan Younis in the southern … Continue reading

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IAF said Thursday that interception rate of rockets headed for populated areas during the flare-up was 90.5%

JNS ‘Technical error’ caused Iron Dome to malfunction during Gaza terror onslaught May 4, 2023 A “technical error” caused a malfunction in the Iron Dome missile defense system during Tuesday’s conflagration with Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip, an Israel … Continue reading

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“Hamas does not invite P.A. President Mahmoud Abbas to visit. But it does tolerate another rival: Palestinian Islamic Jihad, which is fully funded, armed and guided by Iran’s rulers”

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) The ‘forever war’ against the West Clifford D. May August 11, 2022 …PIJ [Palestinian Islamic Jihad], however, cannot abide even a temporary détente. Israeli intelligence learned that the group was preparing terrorist attacks not … Continue reading

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To be clear, the rockets from Gaza are an effort—even amid their own health crisis—“to destroy Israel and replace it with an Islamic state”

GATESTONE Palestinians: Despite Coronavirus, Jihad Against Israel Continues by Khaled Abu Toameh March 31, 2020 As the world is busy pursuing the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, the Iranian-backed Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) groups in the Gaza Strip … Continue reading

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Three main parties are leading the Hamas-Israel mediation efforts: Egypt, Qatar and the UN

THE HILL Palestinian Islamists disrupt an attempted truce in Gaza by Eitan Dangot March 11, 2020 While Israel attempted to achieve quiet in the lead-up to the March 2 elections, Hamas, with a strategic interest in pausing the fighting, also … Continue reading

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Deputy Defense Minister Avi Dichter: “Israel’s political and military leadership need to decide at a certain point to launch a campaign that will destroy the terrorist infrastructure in Gaza”

JNS As Gaza ceasefire wobbles, a full-scale Israeli military incursion remains on the table by Israel Kasnett November 15, 2019 The ceasefire put into place on Thursday morning between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terror organization stood on … Continue reading

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“Israel repeatedly urged Gaza’s rulers to stop Baha Abu al-Ata, but was ignored. Hamas was betting Israel wouldn’t dare eliminate him and risk a new conflict. It was wrong”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Hamas let PIJ terror chief act with impunity; now it needs to control the flames by Avi Issacharoff November 12, 2019 Responsibility for the IDF’s elimination of Baha Abu al-Ata, the commander of the Islamic Jihad terror … Continue reading

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