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Hamas Summer Camp Trains 25,000 Gazans as Fighters


(Ynet News) Hamas opened its new Gaza summer camp on Saturday, aiming to provide basic combat training for 25,000 Palestinians. "The goal of these military training camps is to train the vanguard for liberation: spiritually, intellectually and physically, to be ready and able to play its role in liberation," said a statement by Hamas' military wing. Participants, aged 15-60, will be "trained in military techniques and in firing live ammunition." Participants are also trained in firing sniper rifles, using the portraits of Israeli leaders as targets.
2015-07-28 00:00:00
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