Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — Hamas has expanded military training of youngsters. Palestinian sources said the Izzedin Kassam military wing has been mobilizing thousands of teenagers in the Gaza Strip for military training. They said Kassam introduced the Futuwa program in 2013 to train 37,000 Palestinians ages 15 to 17. “The youth can join […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Hamas’ military is said to have been divided over a reconciliation agreement with the rival Fatah movement. Hamas sources said an agreement brokered by Qatar and signed by political bureau chief Khaled Masha’al and Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has fueled a dispute within the Islamic movement’s Izzedin Kassam military […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt has captured a stockpile of bombs in the Sinai Peninsula. Officials said the bombs were produced by Palestinian insurgents in the northern Sinai capital of El Arish. They said the insurgents were linked to Hamas’ military wing, Izzedin Kassam, which operates in northeastern Sinai. “These bombs were smuggled into […]