Hamas

The Israeli security force activity in Jenin became complicated when IEDs were detonated to attack two IDF armored vehicles. For several hours, during which the forces tried to extract the vehicles, there were heavy exchanges of fire with armed Palestinians. The Jenin Battalion of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad's Jerusalem Brigades claimed its operatives had attacked the IDF soldiersThe al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades (AAMB) reported its operatives had detonated several IEDs and shot at the Israeli forces (Jenin Battalion and AAMB Telegram channels, June 19, 2023). The Izz al-Din Qassam Brigades, Hamas' military-terrorist wing, also announced it operatives had detonated IEDs and shot barrages at IDF soldiers in Jenin (al-Aqsa TV, June 19, 2023). Five Palestinians were killed at least four of the fatalities were terrorist operatives; one was a 15 year-old boy.Palestinian sources on the ground were extremely satisfied with the outcome of the event. Read more...

Ayman Nofal, a member of the General Military Hamas' military-terrorist wing , gave a rare interview to the al-Jazeera network. He spoke about the joint operations room of the military wings of the Palestinian organizations in the Gaza Strip. He claimed the joint operations room was an expression of the "united resistance" [terrorist organizations] in the Gaza Strip, and every future confrontation with Israel would be undertaken with its collective decisions. The idea of creating a joint operations room was first proposed in 2016. The idea was officially implemented in July 2018, in reality conducted under the leadership and direction of Hamas' military-terrorist wing. For the past three years, at the end of every year, the joint operations room has held a military, each one with a different emphasis. While representatives often emphasize the unity of their activities, in point of fact Hamas and the other organizations are aware of the difficulty of maintaining an operations room with cooperation and genuine coordination among the various organizations, which have different political affiliations and conflicting interests. Read more...