Hamas anniversary show of strength including drone flyover which prompts Israel to scramble warplane

The Islamic militant group Hamas has staged a show of strength to mark its 27th anniversary, with a military parade through Gaza including a flyover by a drone.

Founded in 1987 shortly after the start of the first Palestinian intifada, or uprising, Hamas was inspired by Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood.

Its charter calls for the eventual destruction of Israel and the establishment of an Islamic state on the pre-1948 borders of the British Palestine Mandate.

The Jerusalem Post said the Israeli air force scrambled warplanes to monitor the Hamas drone, which did not cross into Israel.
"According to a military source, the jets were prepared to deal with the threat, but returned to base after the air force saw there was no threat to Israeli air space," the Post website said.

An Israeli military spokesman confirmed the drone flight but would not comment on Israeli reaction.


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