Gaza Explosions Target Officials’ Cars

Local Editor

A series of explosions on Sunday targeted cars belonging to officials in Gaza, including those from Hamas group.

Four blasts hit vehicles in Gaza City just after 06:00 [03:00 GMT]. Two people suffered minor injuries.

News agencies said the five cars belonged to members of Hamas and Islamic Jihad group.

Supporters of the so-called "ISIL" group had threatened Hamas' leadership in Gaza in recent weeks.

Furthermore, reports quoted one Hamas commander, Abu Hamar, as saying "ISIL" was to blame for Sunday's explosions. He called for Hamas to respond.

A video posted online last month by "ISIL" supporters in Syria made direct threats against what they called "the tyrants of Hamas" and said they would take over Gaza.

In Gaza, some Salafist groups - who adhere to an extremist lifestyle - had started to support "ISIL".

Consequently, they had been blamed by Hamas for a series of explosions in the area. Dozens of Salafists had been arrested in recent weeks.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team