Palestinian Islamic Jihad
The ouster of senior U.N. official Sarah Muscroft for condemning the terror group’s “indiscriminate” rocket fire is “a recipe for misguided self-censorship by U.N. officials,” says Israeli U.N. envoy Gilad Erdan.
“This government will not disappear from their lives as soon as the firing stops,” said Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid.
The head of the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the Palestinian Authority was forced to walk back condemnation of PIJ’s “indiscriminate” rocket attacks.
In a statement to JNS, John Fetterman’s campaign affirmed that he “is and always has been a pro-Israel Democrat.”
Through the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Tehran helps smuggle material into Gaza used to make weapons, says Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz.
“Liberation” of the Palestinians is a “basic strategy” for Iran, not just a wish, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps chief Hossein Salami tells PIJ head Ziyad al-Nakhala.
PIJ claims it conditioned the ceasefire on an international effort to secure the release of Bassam al-Sa’adi; Israel agreed to no such condition, says Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz.
Journalists were told not to report on rockets falling short in the enclave, and to blame Israel for the latest conflict with Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
Palestinian Islamic Jihad calls for ‘military uprising’ to avenge Nablus terrorist’s death
“All members of our people must stand up to the enemy, increase the pace of resistance, and make the occupation pay a price,” a PIJ spokesman declares.
Israel’s army has increased its efforts to safeguard the platform some 14 miles off the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon.
Egyptian Ambassador to the United Nations Osama Abdel Khalek made no mention of Palestinian Islamic Jihad during his speech, labeling all Gaza residents killed in the weekend’s conflict as “martyrs,” with no differentiation between terrorists and innocent victims.
“Please, turn the camera away, turn the camera upwards,” Mayadeen TV correspondent says after the rocket impacted in a Gaza neighborhood.