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Islamic Jihad threatens to hit Tel Aviv

A member of Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Gaza-based resistance group Islamic Jihad has hinted that it could strike Tel Aviv if zionist Israel continues the systematic killing of the Palestinians.

A member of the armed wing, by the pseudonym Abu Ibrahim, said the group was even ready to further expand the reach of its rocket fire beyond the Israeli town of Ashdod- about 35km outside Gaza.

“If the occupation targets any leader of any Palestinian group whatsoever or any citizen, the Brigades will respond with force and expand the reach of the response beyond Ashdod,” AFP quoted Abu Ibrahim as saying

“The enemy is aware of the range that the Brigades rockets can reach,” Abu Ibrahim further said, adding that the Quds Brigades were in possession of “many thousands” of rockets.

Islamic Jihad was the main resistance group that responded Israel during the recent conflict, which began on March 9 with Israel’s assassination of a top Palestinian commander.

Abu Ibrahim also said that the group was receiving major help from Lebanon’s Lebanon’s resistance movement Hezbollah . He said the organization provides “fundamental support” to the Quds Brigades, mainly by “facilitating the training of fighters”.

According to another member of the Quds Brigades, who spoke to AFP on condition of anonymity “certain resistance groups, including the Quds Brigades, have Fajr-3 and Fajr-5 missiles, with a range of 60-110km”.

“But they are not for use unless Israel targets an important figure,” he said.

Moreover, he claimed that resistance also possessed SAM-7 missiles, saying that the missiles had been fired at Israeli helicopters last year.

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