Ansar Jerusalem issued a statement today claiming that it fired two rockets toward the southern Israeli city of Eilat yesterday. Rockets were last fired toward Eilat in April by the Mujahideen Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem.
Supporters of Salafi jihadists in the Gaza Strip held their third public demonstration against Hamas in recent months. The protesters called for the immediate release of imprisoned Salafists.
In a new video, jihadists in Syria denounced Hamas’ recent arrest campaign against Salafi jihadists in the Gaza Strip. The jihadists also called on Palestinians in Hamas and other factions to join the Mujahideen Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem.
In recent days, Salafi jihadists have slammed Hamas over the arrest of a Salafist preacher, who Salafi jihadists say has been tortured while in Hamas’ prisons.
A jihadist media unit reported the arrest of a Salafi preacher by Hamas forces and warned Salafi jihadists in Gaza to be vigilant in the coming days as Hamas may increase its targeting of Salafi jihadists.
The top sharia official from the Muhajireen Brigade, an al Qaeda-linked jihadist group in Syria, slammed Hamas’ recent crackdown against Salafi jihadists in the Gaza Strip. The official also called on Hamas to join hands with the Salafi jihadists in Gaza to fight Israel.
An official from the MSC in Jerusalem eulogized a leading Salafi jihadist killed on April 30 in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza. Tensions persist between Hamas and the Salafi jihadist groups in the coastal enclave.
Tension between Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, and Salafi jihadists in the area has increased in recent days. On Thursday, Hamas announced the arrest of six Salafists, which was immediately denounced by Salafi jihadists.
