Tuesday, 29 December, 2020 - 10:15
Palestinian youths hold weapons during a military-style graduation ceremony after being trained at one of the Hamas-run Liberation Camps, in Gaza City January 29, 2015. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem Asharq Al-Awsat
Palestinian armed groups staged military exercises in Gaza on Tuesday, including firing rockets into the sea, to mark the anniversary of the start of the 2008 conflict with Israel.
The demonstrations were scheduled to last several hours and involve about 10 groups in the Israeli-blockaded Palestinian enclave, said a spokesman for the Al-Quds Brigade forces, the armed wing of Islamic Jihad.
The goal of the exercise, the first of its kind, is to strengthen the skills of combatants and demonstrate the unity of armed groups in Gaza, added the spokesman.
Gaza groups stage military drills to mark 2008 conflict AFP, Gaza City AFP, Gaza City
Palestinian armed groups staged military exercises in Gaza yesterday, including firing rockets into the sea, to mark the anniversary of the start of the 2008 conflict with Israel.
The demonstrations were scheduled to last several hours and involve about 10 groups in the Israeli-blockaded Palestinian enclave, said a spokesman for the Al-Quds Brigade forces, the armed wing of Islamic Jihad.
The goal of the exercise, the first of its kind, is to strengthen the skills of combatants and demonstrate the unity of armed groups in Gaza, added the spokesman, whose face was almost entirely covered by a traditional headscarf.