Hamas kills ISIS supporter despite 48-hour ultimatum given by ISIS supporter
Youssef al-Hatar, 27, described as a locally known Salafist leader and possibly affiliated with ISIS, was killed in a shootout with Hamas security forces when they came to arrest him at his home in Sheikh Radwan in the northern part of Gaza City.
“The young man was suspected of illegal activities”, said the spokesman for the Interior Ministry in Gaza, Iyad al-Bozoum, without further elaboration.
A statement sent to media Monday did not say what ISIS supporters would do if the crackdown continued.
The warning included a claim of responsibility for a rocket fired at Israel from Gaza last week. The claim could not be independently verified. The rocket, which was launched last Tuesday evening, landed near Gan Yavne in southern Israel, the IDF said.