Hamas’s military wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, launched the “Shield of Al-Quds” drill in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday morning.
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GAZA CITY, GAZA - MAY 29: Members of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas' armed wing, parade in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on May 29, 2014. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday officially asked Rami Hamdallah, who is currently serving as premier within the West Bank-based government, to form a new national unity government. Last month, Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, and Fatah, which rules the occupied West Bank, hammered out a reconciliation deal with a view to ending the rifts that have marred their relations since 2007. (Photo by Eyad Al Baba/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
The exercise is aimed at “raising combat readiness and simulate different scenarios,” according to an announcement by the brigades.
The drill is part of a series of continuous military exercises simulating various forms of combat operations, the brigades added.
“The Resistance will persist to be the sword and the shield of Al-Quds until the full liberation of our land,” Al-Qassam Brigades said.
It noted that that explosions and shooting may be heard in some areas of the Gaza Strip during the drill.
