Al-Qaeda distributes first communique in Gaza

In leaflets telefaxed to reporters and pasted on street corners in Gaza City, the 'al-Quds (Jerusalem) Islamic Army' said that, like its parent organization, it would target 'the crusaders and every enemy of Islam and Muslims and their collaborators.'

'We will blow up our bodies in their positions' and 'strike with an iron fist at all the crusader, American and Zionist campaigns,' said the statement, adding the group adhered to the principles of al-Qaeda leaders Sheikh Osama Bin Laden and Musab al-Zarqawi.

It was the first such leaflet signed by al-Qaeda in Gaza and openly announcing the formation of an al-Qaeda wing in the Palestinian territories.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas had earlier this year warned there were 'signs' al-Qaeda had established a foothold in the area.

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