Palestinian Islamic Jihad
Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), also known as Palestine Islamic Jihad, is a radical Islamist extremist organization inspired by the Iranian revolution of 1979. It was established by Palestinian students in Egypt who were admirers of the 1979 Iranian Revolution and the Muslim Brotherhood. The group is dedicated to the violent destruction of Israel and the unification of the Muslim world under an Islam "purified" of modern Western elements. Unlike the larger and better-funded Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad does not manage social welfare programs and does not engage in governance practices.
In the 2000s, it launched deadly attacks against Israeli civilians and military forces, sometimes using women and children as suicide bombers. Like Hamas, it receives support from Iran and its Lebanese proxy Hezbollah. The terror group participated in the Hamas-led October 7 attack on southern Israel and claims to have abducted about 30 of the approximately 250 hostages taken that day. PIJ has released several propaganda videos of Israeli hostages.
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