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On Tuesday and Wednesday, the military wings of Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip carried out the first-ever joint military drill simulating threats of various scenarios of possible Israeli attacks on the coastal enclave, which has been under a strict Israeli siege since mid-2007.
A masked spokesman of the Joint Command Room, which constitutes the armed wings of Palestinian factions, including the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas, announced the launch of the large-scale drill. United, we start this military drill which aims to test our preparedness to deal with possible Israeli attacks and violations against our people, cited the spokesman who was masked with a traditional Palestinian
Military wings of Palestine factions in Gaza conclude drills December 31, 2020 at 8:30 am | Published in: Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine Hard Corner joint military drill organized by the armed wings of Palestinian groups held in Gaza Strip on 29 December 2020. [Mustafa Hassona - Anadolu Agency] December 31, 2020 at 8:30 am
The military wings of all Palestinian factions in Gaza, with the exception of Fatah, on Wednesday, completed a 24-hour military drill codenamed Strong Cornerstone , simulating an Israeli offensive on the coastal enclave.
A statement issued by the Joint Command Room for the military wings indicated: The exercise comes as part of efforts to boost the joint action and cooperation between the military wings of the Palestinian factions.
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Twelve Palestinian groups participated Tuesday in an unprecedented joint drill in Gaza, which saw the use of drones and the firing of several rockets into the Mediterranean as a warning to Israel.
The Hamas-dominated Joint Command Room, comprised of approximately a dozen of Gaza’s militant outfits, organized the Dec. 29 drill, dubbed “Al Rukn Al Shadid,” to train for possible military scenarios with Israel, The Media Line reported.
“We salute the Palestinian factions in Gaza that carried out [the exercise] today,” Ismail Haniyeh, senior Hamas political leader, said on Tuesday, according to a Hamas press release.
Fighters take part in military exercises by Palestinian armed factions, featuring mock Israeli military targets and vehicles, at a military site in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on December 29, 2020. (Photo by SAID KHATIB/AFP via Getty Images)
December 29, 2020 - 3:59 AM
GAZA, Palestinian Territory - Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired a salvo of rockets into the Mediterranean Sea on Tuesday as part of a self-styled military drill aimed at preparing for a possible war with Israel.
The Islamic militant group Hamas has ruled Gaza since seizing power from rival Palestinian forces in 2007. It has fought three wars and numerous smaller skirmishes with Israel since then. A fragile, informal truce has mostly held in recent years, with only occasional exchanges of fire.
Authorities in Gaza restricted movement along the main coastal road and barred fishing for the duration of the exercises, which were to continue for a period of 24 hours and included the use of aerial drones.