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What are the connections between Hamas and Isis? [1]
['Anshel Pfeffer', 'Dipesh Gadher', 'Home Affairs Correspondent', 'Catherine Philp', 'World Affairs Editor', 'Tel Aviv']
Date: 2023-11
The terrorist organisations have deepened ties including sharing tactics and co-operating on arms smuggling
Six years ago, in November 2017, about 40 Islamic State gunmen swept into al-Rawda village near the North Sinai Mediterranean coast, and slaughtered more than 300 civilians.
The victims were the Bedouin Sawarka tribe, which is aligned with the Egyptian army. The gunmen had all pledged allegiance to Isis.
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Today this attack has drawn the attention of intelligence agencies in the Middle East who point to clear similarities with Hamas. They say that Hamas and Isis in Sinai have been training and fighting together for years. “While you can’t call it a dress rehearsal,” one intelligence analyst told The Times, “it’s clear that the two movements have worked together close enough over the past few years to copy each other’s methods, learn tactics and train
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