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January 25, 2013       Share:    

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/thousands-of-gaza-teens-graduate-from-hamas-high-school-military-program/2013/01/24/5b84aa58-6641-11e2-889b-f23c246aa446_story.html

Thousands of Gaza Teens Graduate from Hamas High School Military Program

(AP-Washington Post) More than 3,000 Palestinian teenagers on Thursday graduated from Hamas' first high school military training program in Gaza, displaying mock weapons, crawling commando-style on the ground and taking up fighting positions for thousands of cheering supporters. During a one-hour session each week, students were taught to climb down buildings on ropes, jump through obstacle courses and crawl under barbed wire. The oldest students are trained to use light weapons, while younger ones train with wooden rifles. Each participant is assigned to a security officer who oversees their training.

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