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Palestinian Islamic Jihad members attend a funeral in Gaza, Sept. 8, 2019. Photo by Hassan Jedi/Flash90.

Apple blocks Islamic Jihad and PFLP Telegram channels on iPhone

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The official Telegram channels of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine terrorist organizations were blocked this week on all devices using Apple’s iOS. The channels were the main...
View of flags placed by Hezbollah in front of an Israel Defense Forces post on the border on with Lebanon on Aug. 9, 2023. Photo by Ayal Margolin/Flash90.

Iranian terror axis begins challenging US in Mideast

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A U.S. Navy warship intercepted projectiles off the coast of Yemen likely fired by the Iranian-backed Houthis, CNN reported on Thursday, after a series of drone attacks launched by Iranian-backed militias on American military positions in...
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a press conference in Tel Aviv on Oct. 12, 2023. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

Strong US support for Israel geared to deter anti-Western regional axis of rogue countries

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The United States has taken a strong stance on Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel on Thursday in a show of solidarity. At the start of their...
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei hosts Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader Ziyad al-Nakhalah in Tehran, June 14, 2023. Source: Twitter.

Khamenei pushes to arm Palestinians in Judea and Samaria

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During a June 14 meeting between Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader, and Ziyad al-Nakhalah, secretary-general of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Khamenei said that the Palestinian terrorist groups have "accurately identified the way forward." “The current...
Palestinian Islamic Jihad fighters take part in a military parade in Al-Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City, on June 24, 2022. Photo by Attia Muhammed/Flash90.

‘Washington Post’ takes aim at Palestinian Islamic Jihad … and misses

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In a May 12, 2023 report, The Washington Post asked: “What is Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the militant group Israel is targeting in Gaza?” But after reading the 1,294-word backgrounder on the terrorist organization, Post readers are likely left with more...
IDF tanks stationed near the Israel-Gaza border on March 26, 2019. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

The Gaza Strip and learning to live with insoluble problems

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Upon its conclusion, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rightly lauded the Israel Defense Forces for its brilliant work during “Operation Shield and Arrow.” The five-day campaign exacted a heavy toll on the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Ashkelon after "Operation Shield and Arrow," May 15, 2023. Credit: Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO.

Netanyahu: Israel has changed the deterrence equation

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the southern city of Ashkelon on Monday, where he praised last week’s “Operation Shield and Arrow” against Palestinian Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip. “I have come to Ashkelon...
Watching the military airshow as part of Israel's 75th Independence Day celebrations in Jerusalem on April 26, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Can Israeli resilience inspire alienated Americans?

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Israelis had a rough week. The country was subjected to a barrage of nearly 1,000 rockets and missiles fired at it by Gaza-based Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists. Though for the most part, the Iron Dome air-defense...
Israeli forces during counter-terror operations in Judea and Samaria. Credit: IDF.

IDF kills ‘most senior’ Palestinian Islamic Jihad figure in Gaza Strip

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An Israeli airstrike killed Iyad al-Hassani—also spelled Iyad Alhassani—the “most senior” Palestinian Islamic Jihad figure in the Gaza Strip, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces, confirmed on Twitter on Friday...
Israeli security forces and emergency responders take cover in Israel as a siren sounds a warning of incoming rockets from the Gaza Strip, where one hit and damaged a home in the southern Israeli city of Sderot on May 11, 2023. Photo by Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90.

IDF assessment: Iran is pushing Palestinian Islamic Jihad to fire rockets at Israel

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Iran has been encouraging the senior leadership of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), whose members are based in Damascus and Beirut, to instruct the terror faction’s Gazan rocket squads to keep firing at Israel, the...