Islamic State Editorial on Israel Attacks

The Islamic State recently claimed an attack on Israeli security forces in Hadera in the north of the country, carried out by two ‘inghimasis’ (i.e. operatives who plunge into the ranks of the enemy, normally with the expectation they will die fighting). Considering the attack’s propaganda value, it is unsurprisingly the focus of this week’s editorial in the group’s al-Naba’ newsletter. The editorial emphasises that the battle with the Jews is wholly Islamic in nature, and makes the following points: