Units of Palestinian Islamic Jihad have issued new threats against Israel, according to the pro-Iran online media Al-Mayadeen, after clashes this week with the IDF in Jenin.Al-Mayadeen highlighted the Jenin Battalion of the Al-Quds Brigades of PIJ. “The Jenin Battalion said that the resistance fighters were able to carry out a number of ambushes that caused deaths and injuries among the ranks of the occupation forces,” the report claimed.PIJ put out a statement claiming it had confronted Israeli forces in various clashes. “We have a lot that hurts the enemy and pleases the sons of our struggling Palestinian people.” The report came out as a response to clashes overnight Tuesday as the Palestinian armed groups seek to increase their threats from the northern West Bank. PIJ is a proxy of Iran and it has acted in the last year to try to carve out an area of operations around Jenin.
The terrorist group’s comments follow clashes both in the northern West Bank and on the Gaza border. The IDF said late Wednesday that “earlier today, over a hundred rioters gathered in a violent riot adjacent to the security fence in the Gaza Strip. During the incident a number of explosive devices were activated by the rioters... Soldiers responded, (firing) towards individuals who hurled explosive devices at IDF soldiers in the area of the security border opposite Khan Yunis. As with every operational incident, the soldiers’ activity and the hits that were identified are under review. The IDF will continue to protect the civilians in the area surrounding the Gaza strip, and will not permit harm to the security of the civilians and to the soldiers operating in front (of them).”
The increase in threats
The increase in threats from PIJ and also the escalation on the Gaza border represents a new phase in Palestinian attacks this past month. Both Hamas and PIJ which are close to Iran appear to be escalating rhetoric and attacks to coincide with Jewish High Holidays and the UN General Assembly.
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