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| December 18, 2015
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Palestinian Military Wing of Hamas in Gaza Working Directly With Islamic State in Sinai

 

Hamas militants in Gaza are paying tens of thousands of dollars to the ISIS Sinai branch each month, in exchange for the group’s assistance at smuggling weapons into the terrorist enclave.

By Alex Fishman

 

Hamas’ military wing in the Gaza Strip has been transferring tens of thousands of dollars a month to the Islamic State group’s Sinai branch over the past year, via one of its emissaries.

Islamic State militants in Raqqa, Syria. – Photo: AP

The transfer of cash is just one part of the military and strategic cooperation between the two groups. The finances of Hamas’ military arm, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, are independent of those of the organization’s political bureau. Continue Reading »

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| December 8, 2015
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Israel’s Shin Bet arrests 5 suspected ISIS followers from Nazareth

 

After an intelligence search & investigation by the IDF’s Northern Command, joined by the Shin Bet, Israel’s Northern District prosecutors charged 5 men from Nazareth with severe security offenses at the Northern District Court on Tuesday.

By YAAKOV LAPPIN

 

Security forces arrested five Arab Israeli youths from Nazareth on suspicion of training with weapons and holding secret meetings after coming under the influence of ISIS ideology, the Shin Bet domestic intelligence agency announced on Tuesday.

Suspected ISIS members arrested by Shin Bet. – Photo: SHIN BET,JPOST STAFF

In a joint Shin Bet – Israel Police Northern District announcement, security forces said arrests were made throughout October and November, of men aged 18, 18, 22, 23, and 27, all from the Suleiman clan in the northern part of the city. Continue Reading »

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| December 8, 2015
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Report: ISIS captured weapons cache in Sinai meant for Hamas

 

Having attacked the Egyptian army last summer after they intercepted an arms cache in route to the Gaza smuggling-tunnels, ISIS took the illegal weapons – but told Hamas the supply had been destroyed in their attack on the Egyptian Army.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

 

An Islamic State (ISIS)-affiliated group may have taken the upper hand in the ongoing struggle for power in the Sinai desert and Gaza, a report revealed Monday.

The Sinai has recently witnessed some of the heaviest fighting between security forces and Islamists since the army ousted President Mohammed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood in 2013. Continue Reading »

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| November 19, 2015
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Jordan’s King Abdullah warns of 3rd world war against “savage outlaws of religion”

 

King Abdullah: We must act “fast and holistically” to tackle this threat, describing ISIS as “savage outlaws of religion….We are facing a third world war against humanity and this is what brings us all together.” 

News Agencies and Israel Hayom Staff

 

Jordan’s King Abdullah warned Tuesday of a “third world war against humanity,” describing the Islamic State group as “savage outlaws of religion,” AFP reported.

Jordan’s King Abdullah in Pristina, Kosovo – Photo: Reuters

During an official visit to Kosovo, Abdullah said both Europe and Islam were under attack from the “scourge” of terrorism, which could strike anywhere and at any time. Continue Reading »

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| November 13, 2015
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Islamic State takes credit for double suicide blast killing 41 in Hezbollah section of Beirut

 

view videoWATCH: On their websites ISIS has claimed responsibility for the massacre from two explosions in Beirut’s southern Shi’ite neighborhood, next to Burj al-Barajneh.
– Last count: 41 dead, at least 200 injured.

By Arutz Sheva staff

 

Two explosions in a predominantly Shi’ite area of southern Beirut have killed at least 41 people, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry as cited by Al Jazeera. At least 200 are said to be injured.

The two blasts were separated by minutes. Local reports indicate two suicide bombers conducted the attacks and that the body of a third suicide bomber> was found at the scene of the bombings. Continue Reading »

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| October 26, 2015
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REPORT: IDF Enter Syria Briefly To Return Defector

 

IDF units reportedly ordered into Syria Saturday to recover paraglider after crossing over border in order to join ISIS-affiliated terror group.

By Israel Today Staff

 

Unconfirmed reports suggest Israeli ground forces briefly entered Syria on Saturday evening after an Israeli man paraglided across the border.

Israeli tank on duty along the Israel-Syria border

It was initially feared that the paragliding Israeli unintentionally drifted into war-torn Syria and would there be abducted by one of various terrorist militias. The northern Golan Heights region is popular with Israeli paragliders.

A large IDF force was deployed to the area, and several units were said to have infiltrated a short distance into Syria in order to identify the Israeli and bring him home. Continue Reading »

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| October 19, 2015
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Islamic State Supports Palestinian Terrorists Suggesting: Cut off Jews’ heads

 

New Islamic State video tells Palestinians that the Jihadis will soon arrive in Jerusalem to “help our Palestinian brothers slaughter the Jews.”

By Daniel Siryoti & Israel Hayom Staff

 

The Islamic State group released a new video Sunday focusing on the wave of terrorism in Israel and tensions surrounding Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem and urging a more “aggressive jihad against the Jews.”

Islamic State urges a more “aggressive jihad against Jews” [Illustrative] – Photo: AP

“Fight the Jews any way you can. Terrorize them with explosive devices, tear them to shreds. Cut off the Jews’ heads,” an Islamic State operative asserts on the video. Continue Reading »

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| September 8, 2015
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IDF Unit Picked to Fight Invading ISIS Horde Mostly Female Warriors

 

IDF’s famed Caracal Battalion has been trained to be the 1st to engage ISIS infiltrators from Sinai, which consists of 70% female combatants that will ‘shame & dishonor’ their attackers, closing any path to ‘Paradise’.

By Israel Today Staff

 

How and when will the burgeoning ISIS forces in Sinai act against Israel? For the past year this question has troubled the Israeli intelligence community, which has struggled to provide a satisfactory answer.

The reason it is difficult to get a firm read on the situation is that this particular branch of ISIS is operating in a compartmentalized and largely unorganized manner in a huge open desert with the support of local Bedouin smugglers. Continue Reading »

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| September 1, 2015
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German Chancellor Merkel: “Not acceptable how Iran continues to talk about Israel”

 

Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel says that she welcomes Iran’s participation in the fight against ISIS in Syria, but Iran must change its attitude and slander towards Israel.

By JPOST.COM STAFF, REUTERS

 

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said at a news conference in Berlin on Monday that she would welcome Iran’s participation in the ongoing fight against ISIS in Syria, however Iran’s attitude and slander towards Israel must change.

“I think Iran has a lot of influence over what happens in Syria. And everyone is welcome to participate constructively in the negotiations,” she said.

"Death to Israel" - Iranian president at anti-Israel march.

“Death to Israel” – Iranian president at anti-Israel march.

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| August 25, 2015
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Jewish Canadian Rescues Christian Sex Slaves From Islamic State Bondage

CYCI fundraising page

 

view videoSteve Maman’s rescue teams have helped save 128 Christian & Yazidi women & girls in Iraq, saying: ‘What motivates me is being Jewish. Being part of a people who survived the Holocaust, we waited 6 years for people to help us.’

By Tzipi Shmilovitz

 

Canadian Jewish businessman Steve Maman has earned the nickname “the Jewish Schindler” after establishing an organization that saves Christian and Yazidi-Kurdish women and girls in Iraq who were kidnapped by the Islamic State.

The CYCI (Liberation of Christian and Yazidi Children of Iraq) is a secret project that has so far led to the release of 128 young women and girls from ISIS captivity.  Continue Reading »

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| August 18, 2015
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Israel seeks security solutions to combat ISIS infiltrators from Sinai

Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan, “We have to take into consideration that some [infiltrators] will be recruited along the way & others may belong to global jihad.”

 By Itsik Saban

 

Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan is demanding that all illegal migrants who have entered Israel through the Sinai Peninsula in recent weeks be labeled as a security risk.

Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan has voiced concerns about the possibility of Islamic State recruiting illegal African migrants headed for Israel [Archive] – Photo: Reuters

In consultations with security officials, concerns were raised that the Islamic State group, which controls parts of Sinai, may recruit migrants on their way to Israel. Continue Reading »

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| July 29, 2015
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Revealed: Turkey is Financially Supporting ISIS

When US special forces killed ISIS leader in May, retrieved intel revealed NATO-member Turkey was in fact collaborating with the jihadists and is a major buyer of stolen ISIS oil.

By Ari Yashar

 

Damning evidence was found when US special forces killed Islamic State (ISIS) leader Abu Sayyaf in May, revealing that NATO-member Turkey has in fact been collaborating with the brutal jihadists.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan – Photo: Reuters

The British Guardian reported on Sunday that when Abu Sayyaf’s compound was raided in eastern Syria, it was discovered that Turkey is the main buyer of smuggled ISIS oil which was managed by Abu Sayyaf to economically prop up the terror group.
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| July 13, 2015
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Israeli Imam Openly Supports ISIS in Sermon , Calls Netanyahu “Jewish Dog”

Arab Imam from the Israeli town of Umm al-Fahm openly called for the support of the ISIS in a July 2, speech, and accused Hamas of being too moderate, having collaborated with Israel.

Israel Today Staff

 

The Imam of the Al-Tawhid Mosque in the Israeli town of Umm al-Fahm openly called for support of the Islamic State in a July 2nd sermon. He accused Hamas of being too moderate and accused the organization of collaborating with Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was also denigrated by Imam Muhammad Abd Al-Ghani as a “Jewish dog”. The Muslim cleric further accused the Jews of being behind every disaster that plagued the Islamic people. Continue Reading »

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| July 13, 2015
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From the IDF to the Kurdish YPG, Canadian-Israeli woman returns to Israel

view videoAfter fighting jihadist group in  Syria & Iraq, Canadian-Israeli woman says, ‘I trained with the IDF & the Kurds taught me how to fight ISIS’.

By i24news

 

After nearly a year of fighting against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria, a Canadian-Israeli woman is back in Israel.

Gill Rosenberg with Kurdish fighters in Syria – Facebook

In an exclusive interview with i24news aired on Sunday, Gill Rosenberg, 31, said that she joined the Kurdish YPG (People’s Protection Units in Syrian Kurdistan) to help them fight the radical Islamist group that has claimed swathes of territory in region.

“It feels very surreal, but I’m glad to be home,” Rosenberg said.

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| July 11, 2015
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45 ISIS Insurgents Die of Food Poisoning From Ramadan Feast

Kurdish media reports the poisoning of 45 Islamic State fighters who died eating the Iftar meal, after the day’s Ramadan fasting.

By: Jewish Press News Briefs

 

45 ISIS fighters died on Monday night after eating poisoned food at a group Iftar meal in Mosul, Iraq. The report was released by Al Sumaria News, a Kurdish paper.

Islamic State (ISIS) insurgents – Photo courtesy: Wikipedia

The Iftar meal is the one Muslims consume after the day’s Ramadan fasting is over.

While the source of this poisoning is unknown, in November, the Times of Iraq reported that Syrian Free Army Rebels and the local cooks had poisoned the food of ISIS fighters in the Fath El-Sahel camp, killing dozens of them. Continue Reading »

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