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Explosions in Gaza Destroy Vehicles of Hamas and Islamic Jihad Officials Explosions in Gaza Destroy Vehicles of Hamas and Islamic Jihad Officials
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GAZA — A series of explosions destroyed several vehicles belonging to officials of the militant Islamist groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad on Sunday, the latest in a series of attacks in Gaza attributed to extremists who have aligned themselves with the Islamic State group. GAZA — A series of explosions destroyed several vehicles belonging to officials of the militant Islamist groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad on Sunday, the latest in a series of attacks in Gaza attributed to extremists who have aligned themselves with the Islamic State.
Witnesses told local journalists that there were four explosions at three sites in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of the Palestinian coastal enclave of Gaza around 6 a.m. At one location there was new graffiti of the Islamic State flag with the declaration “Shariah will win,” referring to the legal code of Islam based on the Quran.Witnesses told local journalists that there were four explosions at three sites in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of the Palestinian coastal enclave of Gaza around 6 a.m. At one location there was new graffiti of the Islamic State flag with the declaration “Shariah will win,” referring to the legal code of Islam based on the Quran.
Health officials in Gaza said two people in nearby homes were injured by shattered glass. Photographs posted to social media showed a dark gray truck with its back blown off and the shell of a badly burned sedan.Health officials in Gaza said two people in nearby homes were injured by shattered glass. Photographs posted to social media showed a dark gray truck with its back blown off and the shell of a badly burned sedan.
“Some sinful hands are trying to undermine the resistance,” the military wings of Hamas and Islamic Jihad said in a joint statement. “The perpetrators put themselves in the box of treason,” the groups added, saying such attacks serve Israel’s “objectives” in destabilizing Gaza.“Some sinful hands are trying to undermine the resistance,” the military wings of Hamas and Islamic Jihad said in a joint statement. “The perpetrators put themselves in the box of treason,” the groups added, saying such attacks serve Israel’s “objectives” in destabilizing Gaza.
A human rights group in Gaza has documented more than a dozen attacks so far this year aimed at Hamas, the militant Islamist group that controls Gaza. Religious extremists pledging loyalty to the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, have also occasionally shot rockets into Israel, challenging the ability of Hamas to maintain quiet and attempting to undermine its credibility in the fight against Israel.A human rights group in Gaza has documented more than a dozen attacks so far this year aimed at Hamas, the militant Islamist group that controls Gaza. Religious extremists pledging loyalty to the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, have also occasionally shot rockets into Israel, challenging the ability of Hamas to maintain quiet and attempting to undermine its credibility in the fight against Israel.
Officials from Hamas and Islamic Jihad, which are sometimes rivals, gave conflicting accounts as to whether five or six vehicles had been destroyed on Sunday, and they did not provide the names of their owners.Officials from Hamas and Islamic Jihad, which are sometimes rivals, gave conflicting accounts as to whether five or six vehicles had been destroyed on Sunday, and they did not provide the names of their owners.
Iyad al-Buzom, a Hamas spokesman, said in a Facebook post that the organization’s security service had begun an investigation and “that the criminals will not escape from their crime.”Iyad al-Buzom, a Hamas spokesman, said in a Facebook post that the organization’s security service had begun an investigation and “that the criminals will not escape from their crime.”