Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades gunmen
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Palestinians will respond to attack on Iran
Terrorists say Tehran providing instructions in case US, Israel strike atomic facilities
All the major Palestinian terrorist organizations are preparing to work together and hit out at Israeli targets in the event Iran is attacked, Abu Ahmed, the northern West Bank chief of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, told WND.
"Our strategy is not to leave the Islamic alliance (Iran) alone against the enemy. All Palestinian organizations will work together in shooting rockets, suicide bomb attacks and other steps and actions decided closely."
The Brigades is the declared military wing of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah Party. Together with Islamic Jihad, the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades has taken responsibility for every suicide bombing in Israel the last two years.
A senior leader of the Islamic Jihad terror group, which Israel says is backed by Iran, claimed during any attack his organization has been directed by Iran to "wreck havoc" on Israel with suicide bombings, rocket attacks and "special surprises." He said rocket attacks would be launched from both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
US, Israel on target list
He threatened his terror group will target American interests in the Middle East whether any purported strike against Tehran is carried out by Israel or the US.
"The Zionists and the Americans are coordinated 100 percent. It doesn't matter who attacks Iran, we are planning to hit them both," said the Islamic Jihad leader, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he said the topic was "very sensitive."
He said overall Islamic Jihad leader Ramadan Shallah has been coordinating war plans with Iran, Syria and the Iranian-backed Hizbullah Lebanese militia. Shallah resides in Damascus and travels frequently to Tehran.
Israeli security officials told WND Israel was not currently planning to strike Iran. Speaking theoretically, they said if any war broke out involving Iran, they expected Syria, Hizbullah and Palestinian terrorists to join the fray and attack Israel.
The security officials said the greatest threat posed by Syria centred on the country's missiles. They noted Syria recently test-fired two Scud-D surface-to-surface missiles, which have a range of about 250 miles, covering most Israeli territory. The officials said the Syrian missile test was coordinated with Iran and is believed to have been successful.
In addition to longer range Scuds, Syria is in possession of shorter range missiles such as 220mm and 305mm rockets, some of which have been passed on to Hizbullah.
