Hamas arrests suspected jihadist leader in Gaza

AFPOctober 7, 2017

Palestinian members of Hamas security forces stand at a security checkpoint in Gaza City on April 5, 2017
Palestinian members of Hamas security forces stand at a security checkpoint in Gaza City on April 5, 2017 (AFP Photo/MAHMUD HAMS)
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Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Hamas police detained a suspected jihadist leader in Gaza on Saturday, a security source said, the latest in a series of arrests of those accused of Islamic State group ideology.

"This morning, security forces arrested Nour Issa, 27, who is a leader of the deviant thought movement and is from Bureij Camp in central Gaza, along with others," the source said, using a phrase Hamas officials routinely use to refer to jihadists, including IS. https://www.yahoo.com/news/hamas-arrests-suspected-jihadist-leader-gaza-110929143.html www.yahoo.com/news/hamas-arrests-suspected-jihadist-leader-gaza-110929143.html