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Isis threatens Israel with ‘new phase’ of attacks, marking shift in terror strategy
- Despite carrying out deadly attacks throughout the world over the past years, Isis has rarely targeted Israel
- US President Donald Trump is due unveil a long-awaited Middle East peace plan
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Islamic State vowed to shift its focus from the remnants of its “caliphate” towards Israel, in its first audio statement since confirming the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
In a purported audio message by its spokesman Abu Hamza al-Quraishi, the jihadist organisation called for sabotaging a so-called peace plan US President Donald Trump is due to unveil.
The spokesman said Isis leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Quraishi encourages the group’s fighters to launch “a new phase” and vowed major operations against Israel.
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“The eyes of the soldiers of the caliphate, wherever they are, are still on Jerusalem,” the spokesman said in the 37-minute message.
“And in the coming days, God willing, you will see what harms you and what will make you forget the horrors you have seen,” Abu Hamza al-Quraishi said, apparently threatening attacks of unprecedented scope.
The recording was published via the group’s usual social media channels.
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