APExplains: A look at the Islamic Jihad movement in Gaza following Israel's killing of one of the militant group's top commanders there, which has set off the worst bout of fighting in recent months.
Palestinians chant angry slogans as they carry the body of Islamic Jihad commander, Bahaa Abu el-Atta, who was killed with his wife by an Israeli missile strike hit his house early morning, during his funeral in Gaza City, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019.
Hamas, which seized control of Gaza in 2007 from the internationally recognized Palestinian Authority, is often limited in its ability to act because it bears responsibility for running the day-to-day affairs of the impoverished territory. Islamic Jihad has no such considerations, and has emerged as the more militant faction, occasionally even undermining Hamas’ authority.
In a sign of its rising clout, Islamic Jihad leaders paid their first independent visit to Cairo last month to meet with Egyptian intelligence officials, who serve as mediators with Israel. Abu el-Atta, who was a commander in the group’s armed wing, was part of that delegation.Iran supplies Islamic Jihad with training, expertise and money, but most of the group’s weapons are locally produced.
As Iran’s proxy, the militant group in Gaza is key to Tehran’s strategy of maintaining pressure on Israel on all fronts, said Kobi Michael, a senior research fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies, a Tel Aviv think-tank. “In their eyes, any stabilization is something that strengthens Israel, and they don’t want that.”Since seizing power in 2007, Hamas has fought three wars with Israel, often with support from Islamic Jihad fighters.
Hamas must now walk a tightrope between restraining Islamic Jihad’s fire at Israel, while avoiding the ire of Palestinians if it cracks down on the group, Michael said.
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