Gazan children graduate from Islamic Jihad’s military camp
Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of Islamic Jihad, concluded its summer training camps with the participation of more than 2,000 boys ages 14 to 17, who received military training simulating a confrontation with the Israeli army.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A group of Palestinian boys dressed in black military uniforms with black paint covering their faces climbed nets suspended on iron bars and jumped amidst thick black smoke emanating from burning rubber tires.
Others competed on iron obstacles and then jumped over burning tires, executing the instructions of masked members affiliated with al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
These children were performing during the conclusion of al-Quds Brigades’ summer training camp in Gaza City on June 30. The camp began on June 26 at the movement’s Buraq military site south of Gaza City, with the participation of more than 2,000 boys aged 14-17.
The graduation ceremony was attended by a number of political and military leaders of the Islamic Jihad.
