Xinhua , the official press agency of the People 's Republic of China , stated Statement that the attack was praised Judgment_communication by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad .

The attack Attack was planned Arranging by Abu Jihad and carried out Attack by the PLO faction Fatah .

By that date , the IDF reported Reporting that Hamas , Islamic Jihad and other militant groups had fired Use_firearm 4,564 rockets and mortars from Gaza into Israel , with over 735 intercepted Defending in flight Motion and shot down Use_firearm by Iron Dome .

During the operation , Hamas , the al-Qassam Brigades and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad ( PIJ ) further intensified Cause_change_of_strength their rocket attacks Attack on Israeli cities and towns , in an operation code named Operation Stones of Baked Clay ( , `` ḥijārat sijīl '' ) by the al-Qassam Brigades , firing Use_firearm over 1,456 rockets into Israel , and an additional 142 which fell Motion_directional inside Gaza itself .

Jonathan D. Halevi of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs , an Israeli think Perception_active tank and advocacy organisation , said Communication that printed Publishing flyers from Palestinian Islamic Jihad and its associated websites named Name_conferral five members of the Samouni extended Change_event_time family as being affiliated with the group in some role .

Spokespeople for the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Hamas , in contrast , praised Judgment_communication the attack .

The Palestinian Authority brought in for questioning Criminal_investigation two Palestinian Islamic Jihad leaders , related to Israeli claims Statement that the organization 's Al-Quds Brigades were responsible for the attack Terrorism .

On 27 June , Islamists from the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa ( MOJWA ) clashed Hostile_encounter with the MNLA in the Battle of Gao , wounding Bodily_harm MNLA secretary-general Bilal Ag Acherif and taking Creating control of the city .

The Fulani War Hostile_encounter of 1804–1808 , also known as the Fulani Jihad or Jihad of Usman dan Fodio , was a military contest Competition in present-day Nigeria and Cameroon .

The Fulani War Hostile_encounter of 1804–1808 , also known as the Fulani Jihad or Jihad of Usman dan Fodio , was a military contest Competition in present-day Nigeria and Cameroon .

Israeli forces were subjected to a double attack Attack by militants from the Palestinian Islamic Jihad .

On June 6 , 2007 , the IDF arrested Arrest Jihad Salah Saliman Abu Dahar , a Palestinian member of Islamic Jihad from the Khan Yunis area , who according to Shin Bet officials admitted to several acts of violence , including the attack on Hatuel and her daughters .

On June 6 , 2007 , the IDF arrested Arrest Jihad Salah Saliman Abu Dahar , a Palestinian member of Islamic Jihad from the Khan Yunis area , who according to Shin Bet officials admitted to several acts of violence , including the attack on Hatuel and her daughters .

The ceasefire was broken Bodily_harm almost immediately by rocket fire from Gaza on southern Israel , followed by retaliatory Israeli airstrikes , killing Killing at least seven Palestinians , among them two leaders of the Islamic Jihad .

Afterwards , the MNLA began Process_start fighting Hostile_encounter against Ansar Dine and other Islamist groups , including Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa ( MOJWA/MUJAO ) , a splinter group of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb .