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.
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.
On June 13, al-Qassam Brigades announced the beginning of registration in the camps for preparatory, primary and secondary school students, and university students. It allocated a full week of military, physical and scout training for each category of trainees.
Abu Bilal, spokesman for the Vanguards of Liberation camps, announced during a press conference held by al-Qassam Brigades at the Yarmouk military site, east of Gaza City, the launch of the monthlong camps, “We dubbed it the ‘Sword of Jerusalem’ to symbolize what our people achieved during the recent escalation in Gaza. It is a generation that carries this sword to strike the enemy and liberate Jerusalem.”
