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Abu Annas threatens the Zionists with âspecialâ revenge for killings
Oh, no! Not... special revenge!For Abu Annas, a young military leader of the Islamic resistance movement Hamas, revenge against the Zionist criminals for assassinating its top two chiefs within weeks is only a matter of time. But Abu Annas, insists that a "suitable" response is brewing. "The more delayed the response, the more special it will be," he says. "As soon as Hamas is ready, you will hear the news and it will shock the world." Abu Annas appears relaxed. Dressed in casual civilian gear, his face is free of the trademark black mask of a Hamas fighter. Born and raised in Gaza, the 27-year-old has risen through the ranks to become a leader of the Ezzedin al-Qassam Brigades within Gaza City. Although he denies the Zionists targeted killings have damaged Hamas, Abu Annas concedes the frequent lockdowns by the Zionists in Gaza have hurt attempts to develop a more sophisticated model of the Qassam rocket, a device designed by the Brigades. "The closure we have these days has negatively affected developments," he admits, "but we are working day and night to develop new things to liberate our land." "There are around 1,400 Ezzedin al-Qassam members in Gaza City alone," says Abu Annas, explaining that each leader commands a network of 120 members, and each network is made up of cells which have at least five to seven members. Abu Annas's involvement with Hamas began during the first Palestinian uprising (1987-1993) at the age of 14, finding in the group what he describes as a kind of acceptance akin to "a child being held closely by its mother". Eight years on, outraged by the ongoing Zionist occupation and deeply affected by the death of a close friend, he decided to join the Brigades. "I realised that blood is the only thing which can get me my rights as a Palestinian," he says. For Hamas, this means only one thing: "liberating" by force all the territory between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean, in other words the destruction of the evil Zionist entity. Posted by: Fred 2004-05-14 |
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