Islamic Jihad

Noun

Meaning

a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon

an Islamic extremist group active since the late 1970s; seeks to overthrow the Egyptian government and replace it with an Islamic state; works in small underground cells

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Hezbollah Hizballah Hizbullah Hizbollah Egyptian Islamic Jihad Party of God al-Jihad Lebanese Hizballah Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine Organization of the Oppressed on Earth Revolutionary Justice Organization vanguards of conquest

Examples

the original Jihad was responsible for the assassination of Anwar Sadat in 1981 Source: Internet

According to Diskin, Hamas and Islamic Jihad had smuggled in over "5,000 rockets with ranges up to convert." Source: Internet

“According to senior officials, Islamic Jihad told mediators that it has no desire to go to war in Gaza, before or after elections.” Source: Internet

BREAKING: We just struck Islamic Jihad terror targets in both Syria & Gaza in response to rockets fired at Israeli civilians today. Source: Internet

Defense Minister Naftali Bennett, center-left, speaks with mayors of southern Israeli towns during a battle with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group in the Gaza Strip on February 24, 2020. Source: Internet

Earlier in the day, the IDF conducted a series of strikes on Palestinian Islamic Jihad sites in the Gaza Strip. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Islamic Group Islamic Group of Uzbekistan islamic hermit Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine islamic jurist Islamic law