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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 564

Salafi Muslims

A US-made MRAP, or Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected, armored vehicle in Yemen in the hands of a radical Salafi faction backed by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. (CNN screen capture)
February 5, 2019, 11:18 am
In Yemen’s chaos, jihadists and Iran are getting hold of US weapons
Pentagon investigating apparent Saudi, UAE violations of commitments not to transfer American arms to Yemeni factions
By ToI Staff
A picture taken on August 9, 2018 shows people inspecting the rubble of a cultural center following an Israeli air strike on Gaza City. (AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD HAMS)
August 9, 2018, 11:25 pm
Security cabinet instructs IDF to ‘act forcefully’ against Gaza violence
Israeli official denies Al-Jazeera report that ceasefire deal reached; terror group claims it wasn’t behind rocket attack on Beersheba
By ToI Staff and Adam Rasgon
Muslim men shop in Trappes, southwest of Paris, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Elaine Ganley)
June 16, 2018, 12:12 pm
Paris suburb defies efforts to loosen Salafist grip
In town of Trappes near French capital, an increasing numbers of Muslims adhere to strict Sunni branch which has been associated with extremism
By Antoine Guy and Jacques KLOPP
Hamas personnel inspect the site of an explosion that occurred as the convoy of Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah entered Gaza through the Erez crossing with Israel, on the main road in Beit Hanoun, Gaza Strip, on March 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
March 21, 2018, 11:02 pm
Hamas names suspect in bomb attack on PA prime minister
Gaza-based terror group says fugitive Anas abu Koussa is its lead suspect in the assassination attempt on Rami Hamdallah
By AFP and ToI Staff
Screenshot from a video produced by the Islamic State's Sinai Peninsula branch in which the terror group declares war on Hamas and executes one of its own members for smuggling weapons to the Palestinian group. The video was released January 3, 2017. (Screenshot)
January 4, 2018, 6:17 pm
Islamic State in Sinai declares war on Hamas in gruesome execution video
IS member accused of smuggling weapons to Gaza rulers is shot in back of head as tensions between rival terror groups erupt; Hamas dismisses clip as ‘Zionist production’
By Dov Lieber
Hamas forces take part in an opening ceremony at the headquarters of a new marine police unit, in Gaza City on December 22, 2016. (AFP PHOTO/SAID KHATIB)
December 4, 2017, 6:36 pm
Palestinian policeman seriously injured in Gaza stabbing, ministry says
Guard at checkpoint in central part of Strip is attacked by assailant said to be an Islamic ‘extremist’
By Dov Lieber
Ahmad Mansour addresses students after a lecture at Campus Muengersdorf University. (Franziska Richter)
May 26, 2017, 5:50 am
This Israeli ex-Salafist is one of Europe’s most outspoken critics of radical Islam
As terrorist attacks mount, Ahmad Mansour thinks Western governments should buoy liberal Muslims and do more to integrate potential extremists — before it’s too late
By Marc Neugroschel
Members of the Palestinian Hamas security forces take part in a graduation ceremony in Gaza City on January 22, 2017. (AFP/Mahmud Hams)
March 26, 2017, 2:55 pm
After assassination, some elation but fears of an escalation
Behind the garish coverage of the killing of Hamas’s Mazen Faqha lie the questions of who did it and how Hamas may respond
By Joshua Davidovich
Illustrative: Salafi demonstrators in Gaza waving Islamic State flags during a demonstration that took place on January 19, 2015. (Courtesy MEMRI)
March 2, 2017, 12:48 pm
Gaza rocket attacks sparked by Hamas crackdown on pro-IS groups – report
In recent months, Strip’s rulers said to arrest hundreds of Salafis, prompting them to strike at Israel and draw IDF retaliation
By Dov Lieber
Sigmar Gabriel (CC-BY DavidG, Wikipedia )
January 7, 2017, 8:08 pm
German vice chancellor calls for ban of Salafist mosques
Urging crackdown on fundamentalist Muslim communities, Sigmar Gabriel says religious freedoms do not extend to ‘those who encourage violence’
By ToI Staff and Agencies
A Palestinian Hamas security officer stands guard in Gaza, on October 9, 2014. (Mohammed Abed/AFP)
December 6, 2016, 12:58 pm
In Gaza, 2 wounded as Hamas clashes with hardliners
Salafist lobs grenade at security forces, is wounded in return fire, as Hamas tries to crack down on ultra-conservatives
By AFP and ToI Staff
Smoke rises from east Gaza City after Israeli military struck a Hamas position in a reprisal attack in the Gaza Strip on October 5, 2016. (AFP/MAHMUD HAMS)
October 6, 2016, 1:17 pm
With reprisal campaign, Israel looks to put ‘strategic’ dent in Hamas
Unlike tit-for-tat exchanges of past, Israeli jets targeting Gaza positions following rocket attack on Sderot Wednesday hit sites key to terror organization
By Judah Ari Gross
A Palestinian family look out from the doorway of their home in Gaza City's eastern Shujaiya neighborhood following an Israeli military strike on October 5, 2016. (AFP/MOHAMMED ABED)
October 6, 2016, 10:54 am
After airstrikes, Hamas said to appeal to Israel for calm
Gaza official reportedly claims group is working to prevent further violence following air force bombardment in reprisal for rocket attack on Sderot
By Raoul Wootliff and Judah Ari Gross
A picture taken from the Israel-Gaza border shows an Israeli military Apache helicopter flying above the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on October 5, 2016.(Jack Guez/AFP)
October 5, 2016, 6:55 pm
Hamas warns it won’t ‘sit idly by’ as IDF planes strike Gaza
Official condemns ‘Israeli escalation’ as fresh IAF raids target terror group’s sites in wake of rocket fire at Sderot
By Judah Ari Gross and ToI Staff
A picture taken from the Israel-Gaza border shows smoke rising from the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip following an Israeli military strike on October 5, 2016. (Jack Guez/AFP)
October 5, 2016, 3:47 pm
IDF launches second wave of Gaza strikes after rocket attack
Israeli airstrike targets northern and southern Strip in fresh raid after projectile fired from Hamas-run territory lands in Sderot
By Judah Ari Gross
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