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Thursday, December 30, 2021
Hamas drill simulates kidnapping of soldier, attacks on military targets
Al-Jazeera has reported on a Hamas exercise in Gaza simulating the kidnapping of an Israeli soldier and attacks on Israeli military targets.
The Middle East Media Research Institute, providing a video from the drill, cites Hamas commander Muhammad Abu Nasira as saying the exercise is part of the preparation for a “war of liberation.”
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— MEMRI (@MEMRIReports) December 30, 2021