TEL AVIV — Attacks against Israel by jihadist organizations and supporters of the Islamic State group are expected to increase, a Palestinian jihadist associated with the Islamic State claimed to Breitbart Jerusalem in response to a rocket attack Monday from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel.
TEL AVIV — The number of Palestinians who have died since the Palestinian Authority (PA) refused to pay for their hospitalization in Israel has risen to 12, including three infants, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza.
TEL AVIV — It appears that the struggle among Saudi Arabia’s royals, in which crown prince Mohammad bin Nayef was replaced by another prince, Mohammad, the son of King Salman who had been serving as deputy crown prince, has continued to hold the attention of the local population as some criticism focuses on the new heir to the throne.
TEL AVIV — Hamas politburo member Khali Elhayeh has requested that Arab countries not confuse terrorism with “resistance” in a sermon for al-Fitr, the holiday marking the end of the month of Ramadan.
TEL AVIV — Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the ruler of Qatar, has started enlisting the help of Hezbollah fighters from Lebanon to secure his family and his rule, according to a report in Youm7 (seventh day), an Egyptian newspaper aligned with President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi.
TEL AVIV — Five Hamas members have joined the ranks of the Islamic State in Sinai over the past few days, a security source in the Gaza Strip told Breitbart Jerusalem.
TEL AVIV — President Barack Obama ignored repeated warnings from Sunni Arab countries about Qatar ties to jihadist organizations in Syria and other places, an Arab intelligence source told Breitbart Jerusalem.
TEL AVIV — The appointment of Mohammed bin Salman, the son of King Salman, as the new crown prince and first in line to the throne continues to be the main topic of discussion in Saudi Arabia, and has been dominating on social media.
Dozens of Islamic State members have successfully “returned” to Europe and are poised to carry out attacks in the future, a Gaza-based jihadist who formerly fought in the Islamic State terrorist group claimed during a phone interview.
Jihadists associated with the Islamic State terrorist group are suspected of being behind the abduction of a local Gazan businessman for ransom aimed at financing IS activity in the Gaza Strip, a security official in the Strip has told Breitbart Jerusalem.
Despite skepticism from both Israel’s security network and Palestinian organizations that the Islamic State terrorist group was somehow involved in the deadly Jerusalem attack Friday night, IS members and supporters have been celebrated the attack in an internal Telegram chat and threatened that more such attacks were to be expected.
TEL AVIV — Egypt and Hamas have agreed that Hamas will continue managing the Gaza Strip’s internal affairs while former Fatah official Mohammed Dahlan, a leading political opponent of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, will help run Gaza’s foreign affairs, according to an Islamic Jihad official who gave an interview to a Lebanese television station.
TEL AVIV — On Friday, the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the terrorist attacks in Jerusalem in which an Israeli policewoman was murdered and two others were wounded, prompting skepticism of the claim not only from Israel but from Hamas and among pro-jihadist Palestinian advocates on social media.
Palestinian factions and terrorist groups hailed an attack carried out by three terrorists that killed a female Israeli police officer in Jerusalem on Friday and wounded others nearby.
TEL AVIV — Wilyat Sinai, the Egyptian branch of the Islamic State organization, has published propaganda photos purportedly of everyday life in areas of the Sinai Peninsula under IS control.
TEL AVIV — The Egyptian parliament on Wednesday approved the transfer of the two islands Tiran and Sanafir to Saudi control, prompting some in Egypt to respond with anger.
The Egyptian government has been pressuring the leaders of Hamas to accept the official involvement of Fatah strongman Mohammed Dahlan in the Gaza Strip, an Arab intelligence source told Breitbart Jerusalem.
A delegation of Hamas leaders currently visiting Egypt reached a new understanding with Egyptian officials regarding security arrangements along the border between Sinai and the Gaza Strip, a knowledgeable source within Hamas has told Breitbart Jerusalem.
In light of the political escalation between Qatar and the Gulf states resulting from the severing of ties between several Arab countries led by Saudi Arabia and Qatar, the Saudi media outlet Al Arabiya has claimed one man serves as “the Qatari engineer of the financing” of terror in Yemen.
TEL AVIV — Iran is continuing to increase its influence in the Gaza Strip through the social activities of the official Iranian charity foundation named after Ayatollah Sayyid Ruhollah Mūsavi Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Writing in an encrypted chat room, Islamic State sympathizers and militants celebrated marked the three-year anniversary of the terrorist organization’s capture of Mosul, Iraq’s third-largest city.
TEL AVIV — Palestinian organizations, almost all of whom are recipients of Iranian financial support, were quick to condemn the attacks in the capital of Tehran on Wednesday.
Writing in an encrypted chat room, Islamic State sympathizers and militants celebrated the deadly attacks on the parliament building in Iran and the tomb of the country’s Shiite revolutionary founder. Breitbart Jerusalem obtained access to correspondence posted in a closed
TEL AVIV — In wake of the decision of a number of Arab states to sever ties with Qatar and in light of a significant social media campaign against the small kingdom, Qatar’s supporters have decided to take up the fight online. Among other things, the nation’s supporters are accusing those against Qatar of supporting Israel.
Qatar has asked Hamas to stop any actions in Qatar that makes the gulf state look like a nation that provides a safe haven for Hamas’ terrorist activities, a senior official in Hamas told Breitbart Jerusalem.
A decision by the Tunisian government to begin enforcing the religious obligation to fast on Ramadan by punishing those who don’t respect it publicly with jail time has ignited a heated debate on social media platforms.
TEL AVIV — Jibril Rajoub, a member of Fatah’s central committee, has put himself on the receiving end of anger on Palestinian streets after telling Israel’s Channel 2 that he Western Wall “will remain under Israeli sovereignty. There’s no argument that this is a holy site for Jews.”
Writing in an encrypted chat room, Islamic State sympathizers and militants hailed Saturday’s deadly attacks in London and typically called for more such carnage throughout Europe and the West.
A television show about the Islamic State group aired by the international Saudi station MBC, is stirring up controversy inside the kingdom and without, particularly among the Syrian opposition. The series, called “The Black Crows” portrays among other things ISIS’ treatment of woman, including the phenomenon of sex jihad.
Among those killed last Friday in an attacked against Coptic Christians that resulted in 30 deaths was 66-year-old Atef Mounir Zaki, who left behind him a special story.
TEL AVIV — One of the most widely respected journalists in the Arab world, London-based Abdel Bary Atwan, has warned of a potential scenario in which Arab states launch a military assault on Qatar.
TEL AVIV — The Syrian army is accelerating its efforts to regain control over the border area between Syria and Iraq with the help of Iranian forces and elite Hezbollah units, an Arab intelligence source has told Breitbart Jerusalem.
Palestinian officials have expressed their displeasure at the decision of the Hamas government in the Gaza Strip to build the home of the Qatari ambassador on the landing strip used for the plane of the former Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat.
TEL AVIV – -Writing in an encrypted chat, Islamic State sympathizers and militants celebrated the deadly terrorist attack against a bus of Coptic Christian pilgrims in Egypt on Friday, and warned that Christians in the country should expect more such attacks.
Management at the World Technology Institute for Women reportedly reversed its decision after first temporarily allowing its female students to wear pants on condition that the girls donate two Saudi Riyals ($.50) to a charity that helps young girls in need.
TEL AVIV – Bedouin tribes fighting in the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula against the Islamic State group have warned Hamas against continued support for IS in Sinai. The tribes accused Hamas of allowing fighters out of the Gaza Strip to join IS’ ranks through smuggling tunnels that connect Gaza to the Sinai while providing sanctuary to IS members.
TEL AVIV — A post from Hezbollah-aligned Lebanese politician Wiam Wahab, stirred up a lively debate on his Twitter account as he hinted at criticism of Saudi Arabia for the extravagant welcome given to President Donald Trump when he landed in Riyadh as opposed to the smaller reception that Trump and his wife, Melania, received in Israel.
The Islamic State group has revealed what it claims is its military industry, which it says is supplying weapons to the organization’s fighters on a number of fronts, particularly in Syria and Iraq.
TEL AVIV — In an encrypted chat, Islamic State sympathizers and militants continue to celebrate Monday night’s deadly massacre at the Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England. The jihadists and their supporters vow to continue the onslaught against the West, including attacks against the U.S., France and Rome.
JERUSALEM — Islamic State sympathizers and militants celebrated last night’s deadly terrorist massacre at a crowded concert in Manchester, England, with the jihadists vowing to continue the onslaught against the West.
