ISIS Supporters
Terrorists claiming loyalty to the ISIS group took responsibility for the assassination of a Hamas commander in Gaza Sunday.
The ISIS group said it placed a bomb in a vehicle belonging
to Saber Siam and detonated it, Zionist broadcaster Arutz Sheva
reported.
The Islamic State group, also known as ISIS, considers Hamas “heretical,” accusing the group of conducting a war on religion.
ISIS has warned Hamas to “end its war against religion in Gaza” or “face the consequences,” Arutz Sheva said.
Residents of Gaza have been warned to stay away from
government offices. Israeli sources told the broadcaster a group of
Salafist rebels is trying to take over Gaza.
Earlier this month, a group calling itself Supporters of
“Islamic State of Iraq and Syria” in “Jerusalem” conducted a mortar
attack on Khan Yunis, targeting Izzadin Kassam, military wing of Hamas,
Agence Frence-Presse reported.
The attack may have been retaliation for a Hamas attack on a
mosque in Deir el-Balah favored by ISIS supporters, but which Hamas
said is frequented by radicals plotting against the government.
Hamas has arrested dozens of Islamic State group supporters
in recent weeks, following the ISIS takeover of the Yarmouk Palestinian
refugee camp near Damascus in a massive crackdown on what Hamas
describes as extremist elements.
Hamas swore to avenge the execution of a senior Hamas official inside the camp.
Haaretz other Israeli reported Hamas doesn’t see the ISIS
supporters as a real threat, believing they lack the logistical and
financial wherewithal to oust Hamas. Nevertheless, Hamas’ security
services were reported on high alert.
During the mosque raid, Hamas also arrested several members
of Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, an Egyptian militant group that last year
became ISIS’ first branch outside of Iraq and Syria.
“In the light of Hamas’ new crackdown, we renew our loyalty
to ISIS “Caliph” Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and call on him to strengthen his
influence and to launch a campaign in Palestine,” said a statement from
Supporters of the ISIS released after the destruction of the mosque.
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