An Islamic State flag was found among the personal artifacts of Hamas terrorists who viciously murdered civilians in Gaza border communities when they infiltrated Israel on Saturday, the military said on Thursday.
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"Hamas tried to portray itself as a charitable organization which collects donations for Gaza's poor, but it is worse than the Islamic State," Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said adding that that information must be known by all those who have responded to the terror group's so-called humanitarian drives.
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IS flag found in personal equipment of a terrorist killed in the Gaza border area
(Photo: IDF)
Hagari said Hamas was in chaos amid Israel's ongoing strikes on Gaza and interrogation of captured terrorists in Israel, informed the military about high-quality targets including the homes and command centers of the group's elite Nukhba force and the commander of the Hamas naval unit.
He warned citizens to stay away from the border area in the South and said that the entire region was declared a closed military zone to prevent harm from possible terrorists who may still be hiding inside Israel.
Israel at war
(credit: Tzemach Glenn)
