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| Hamas urges PA police officers to carry out terrorist attacks |
| 2022-07-31 |
| [Jpost] Hamas praises terrorist, urges PA security forces to “clash with occupation forces and settlers to defend our people and our land.” Hamas has called on members of Palestinian Authority security forces in the West Bank to carry out terrorist attacks against settlers and IDF soldiers. The call came after a Palestinian security officer was shot last week by soldiers as he opened fire at a military position near Nablus. The IDF said that several armed Palestinians arrived by car at the military post between Nablus and Huwara. One gunman got out of the vehicle and opened fire. The soldiers returned fire and wounded the assailant, who was taken to an Israeli hospital. The gunman was identified as Mahmoud Hajeer, 23, an officer with the Palestinian Police from Balata refugee camp near Nablus. The involvement of the police officer in the shooting attack came amid growing fear that the PA and its security forces are losing control of the situation in the northern West Bank, especially in the areas of Nablus and Jenin. Palestinian sources said over the weekend that there were signs of increased cooperation between gunmen belonging to Fatah and Palestinian Islamic Jihad in these areas. Hamas spokesman Abdel Latif al-Qanou praised the officer who carried out the shooting attack and urged all members of the PA security forces to follow suit and “clash with the occupation forces and settlers to defend our people and our land.” Qanou also called on the members of the PA security services to reject security coordination between the authority and the IDF. OTHER TERROR GROUPS RESPOND The PLO’s Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP), a secular, Marxist-Leninist terrorist group, called on the PA leadership to turn thousands of its security officers into a “protective shield for our people against settler attacks and a deterrence force against the IDF.” The DFLP said that changing the duties of the PA security services would “strengthen the cohesion between the people and their security forces.” Nafez Azzam, a senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad official, said on Friday that the increased number of terrorist attacks in the West Bank have “confused” Israel. Azzam said that he expected an increase in attacks. Related: Nablus: 2022-07-29 Palestinian shot after opening fire at military post near Nablus — IDF Nablus: 2022-07-27 Palestinian in moderate condition after being shot by Israeli troops near Nablus Nablus: 2022-07-25 Good Morning Related: Palestinian Police: 2010-02-11 'Terrorist was a Palestinian officer' Palestinian Police: 2008-01-09 Massive deployment of Palestinian police to ensure security for Bush Palestinian Police: 2004-12-21 Israel rules out joining Blair's proposed Middle East conference Related: Balata: 2022-05-26 Palestinians say teen shot and killed by IDF during Jewish West Bank pilgrimage Balata: 2022-04-12 For 2nd day in row, Palestinians said to break into Joseph’s Tomb, vandalize shrine Balata: 2022-03-31 Israel on high security, military alert after week of terror attacks; more raids and arrests Related: Jenin: 2022-07-29 Security forces arrest 10 terror suspects in overnight West Bank raids Jenin: 2022-07-24 9 Palestinians said hurt in gunfire exchange with Israeli troops in Nablus UPDATE: 2 dead Paleos, 19 injured Jenin: 2022-07-23 Former Hamas minister shot in ‘attempted assassination’ in West Bank Related: Abdel Latif al-Qanou: 2021-09-07 IDF strikes in Gaza in response to arson balloon attacks Abdel Latif al-Qanou: 2019-04-01 Hamas Waiting For Israel Response To Ceasefire Understandings Related: DFLP: 2021-10-06 Senator Tom Cotton Predicts Supreme Court Will Overturn Roe v. Wade DFLP: 2021-07-09 Pak-Qatar ties being transformed into partnership: Gen Bajwa DFLP: 2021-05-11 DFLP says heavy damage was caused to one of its military sites west of Rafah Related: Nafez Azzam: 2012-04-07 Islamic Jihad in Gaza will adhere to cease-fire Nafez Azzam: 2011-11-20 Islamic Jihad mulls Paleo election bid Nafez Azzam: 2010-01-20 Hamas and Islamic Jihad meet in Gaza Related: Palestinian Islamic Jihad: 2022-05-02 Ariel terrorists planned in advance to torch car, were picked up by father: reports Palestinian Islamic Jihad: 2022-05-01 Terror groups laud Ariel 'heroic operation,' call for escalating attacks Palestinian Islamic Jihad: 2022-04-26 New Jersey software developer, 45, was sleeper Hezbollah agent who planned to carry out terror attacks on famous US landmarks if Iran was bombed, court hears |
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