The report said the Hamas regime and its allies have sent agents to plan insurgency
strikes. A Palestinian agent from Gaza was said to have organized a cell
that targeted the Jewish community in Morocco. Earlier, the institute
asserted that Hamas was also sending fighters to neighboring Egypt for
operations in the Sinai Peninsula.
"The squad was planning to carry out a series of terrorist attacks
against tourist and army targets throughout the country, and to assassinate
prominent Moroccan figures, including Jews," the report said.
In June 2010, Morocco announced the arrest of the Gaza-led cell. The
11-member cell was said to have been led by an operative of the Palestinian
Islamic Jihad trained by Al Qaida and Taliban.
The Gaza commander was identified as Yehya Al Hindi. The report said Al
Hindi had established an insurgency cell in 2006 in the Gaza Strip called
"The Unity of Allah and Jihad in the Land of Ribat."
The Islamic network was said to have planned rocket and other attacks
against the Jewish state. For his part, Al Hindi underwent military training
at Taliban camps in Afghanistan, where he was taught to manufacture explosives.
"While in Afghanistan, he joined Al Qaida operatives, including
operatives from Morocco," the report said. "When he returned to the Gaza
Strip he contacted them though jihadist Web sites, and they remained in
contact for three years."
In May 2010, Al Hindi, claiming he was engaged to marry a local woman,
was granted entry to Morocco after four previous refusals. The report said
the Palestinian organized a cell to designate targets throughout the kingdom
as well as on the nearby island of Gilbratar.
Three members of the cell were identified as Saudi nationals. The Saudi
operatives were also said to have wedded Moroccans to establish residency.
"The Palestinians are considered a kind of garrison whose role is to
participate in the future jihad to liberate the holy places of Islam," the
report said.
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