Al Qaeda-aligned Jaysh al-Ummah launched an announcement on December 8 saying its fighters have attacked Israel Protection Forces (IDF) troops working within the Gaza Strip.
The assertion claims that IDF positions, together with Israeli communities close to the Gaza border, have been focused with rockets and heavy-caliber mortar shells by “artillery models”. Jaysh al-Ummah additional claims that through the preliminary section of the IDF’s floor invasion in northern Gaza, its fighters engaged Israeli forces utilizing improvised explosive units, anti-tank weapons and machine weapons, resulting in casualties amongst Israeli troops.
As well as, a member of the group recognized as Ahmed Saleh Hamid was killed throughout an encounter with Israeli forces within the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza Metropolis. The assertion claims that Hamid is the nephew of Jaysh al-Ummah’s emir, Abu Hafs al-Maqdisi.
Regardless of earlier disputes and criticism of Hamas, the assertion revealed by Jaysh al-Ummah refers back to the ongoing conflict in Gaza because the “Al-Aqsa River”, a time period initially coined by Hamas and subsequently adopted by numerous Palestinian terrorist teams within the Gaza Strip for the October 7 assaults in southern Israel.
The obvious assist within the assertion for the Hamas-led terrorist assault on October 7 and the next confrontations within the Gaza Strip could point out that Jaysh al-Ummah perceives the necessity for free cooperation or assist amongst numerous Palestinian terrorist teams to counter Israel, given the troublesome circumstances surrounding their operations within the enclave.
Lastly, the assertion criticizes Arab nations for not offering assist to Muslims in Gaza through the conflict. Jaysh al-Ummah particularly targets the leaders of Jordan, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, accusing them of actively contributing to the “conflict on Islam.”
Jaysh al-Ummah’s affiliation with Al Qaeda
Thabat, a media group affiliated with Al Qaeda, has revealed a number of articles authored by Jaysh al-Ummah suggesting that this group could characterize or be affiliated with Al Qaeda in Gaza. Jaysh al-Ummah, whereas not as lively as different actions in Gaza equivalent to Hamas, has an internet presence and has even claimed accountability for a attack about Israel in 2019.
Different actions, equivalent to on-line campaign for monetary assist by way of Bitcoin, has allowed the jihadist group to avoid worldwide monetary regulation legal guidelines – thereby permitting it to obtain cash from followers dwelling overseas.
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