Hamas launches military summer camps for Gaza youth

Hamas’ military wing launched its military summer camps less than two months after Israel launched its aggression against the Gaza Strip.
A Palestinian young boy takes part in a rally of Hamas supporters to commemorate the 27th anniversary of the Islamist movement's creation, in Jabaliya refugee camp, Gaza Strip, Dec. 12, 2014.
A Palestinian young boy takes part in a rally of Hamas supporters to commemorate the 27th anniversary of the Islamist movement's creation, in Jabaliya refugee camp, Gaza Strip, Dec. 12, 2014. - Mahmud Hams/AFP via Getty Images
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Entsar Abu Jahal
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Less than two months since the recent Israeli war on the Gaza Strip that sought to destroy Hamas’ infrastructure ended, Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’ military wing, launched June 26 its military Vanguards of Liberation summer camps. 

Al-Qassam Brigades have been organizing these camps since 2012 with the aim of mobilizing a generation of young people capable of fighting wars against Israel to liberate the occupied Palestinian territories.

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