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After Gaza War Losses, Islamic Jihad Bounces Back
(AFP) Adel Zaanoun - In a tunnel dug deep underneath Gaza, masked gunmen from Islamic Jihad ferry rockets and mortars back and forth, preparing for the next conflict with Israel. Islamic Jihad's Al-Quds Brigades lost 123 men in the 2014 war, but fired 3,249 rockets at Israel including Iranian-made Fajr 5 missiles. Its manpower is estimated at 10-15,000 fighters. "Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad have openly declared that they are rebuilding tunnels and testing rockets," said IDF spokesman Lt.-Col. Peter Lerner. In Khan Yunis, some 200 new recruits are training at a camp, jumping through flaming hoops and shouting "Death to Israel! Death to America!"