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Report: Hamas leadership at odds over escalation in south

Hamas military leader in Gaza Yahya Sinwar is reportedly under massive pressure by political figures in the terrorist group to join Islamic Jihad's campaign against Israel.

by  Daniel Siryoti and Shachar Kleiman
Published on  11-13-2019 13:52
Last modified: 12-26-2019 13:25
Shin Bet foils Hamas terrorist plots in Judea and SamariaAFP/Mahmud Hams

Members of Hamas'military wing at a rally in Gaza City | Photo: AFP/Mahmud Hams

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Hamas leaders in Gaza are reportedly at loggerheads over whether to join the Islamic Jihad-instigated fighting against Israel or refrain from adding fuel to the fire, a senior official affiliated with Gaza's rulers told Israel Hayom.

Hamas military leader in Gaza Yahya Sinwar reportedly prefers not to provoke Israel, while the majority of the group's senior officials think the psalmist terrorist group should join the fray.

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The latest flare-up followed the targeted killing of top Islamic Jihad commander Baha Abu al-Ata on Tuesday, for which the Iranian-backed terrorist group vowed an "unprecedented response."

Since Tuesday morning, Islamic Jihad terrorists have fired over 250 rockets at Israel. The IDF said that the Iron Dome defense system has intercepted over half, with the majority of the rest hitting open areas.

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and the group's military leader ‎Yahya Sinwar ‎

According to various reports in Arab and Palestinian media, Egyptian officials, who have been trying to mediate a ceasefire, are "the only ones keeping Hamas at bay."

This is proving to be a very problematic task, as the Islamic Jihad, an Iranian proxy, has publicly announced that it would not heed Cairo's orders to halt its fire, making it increasingly difficult for Hamas to rein it in.

Senior Hamas officials in Gaza have been lambasting Sinwar and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh over their reluctance to back Islamic Jihad's assault on Israel, saying that the pressure may get to Sinwar.

As head of  Izzadin al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas military wing, he has the power to decide whether Hamas will harness its considerable arsenal to serve local rival Islamic Jihad's campaign against Israel.

"In the past, it would fall to [former Hamas strongman] Khaled Mashaal to decide on such things and he would have the final say," a Hamas official told Israel Hayom.

"Unfortunately, Ismail Haniyeh is no Khaled Mashaal and he is powerless to make Sinwar abide by the political bureau's position on the matter, which supports joining Islamic Jihad in the fight," he said.

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