Photos: Hamas holds parade one year after battle with Israel
November 14, 2013
Masked militants of Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's armed wing, parade in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on November 14, 2013, during an anti-Israel march as part of the celebrations marking the first anniversary of Israel's Operation Pillar of Defence. AFP PHOTO / SAID KHATIB/AFP/Getty Images ( 524650212 )
Palestinian militants of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's armed wing, display their skills during an anti-Israel parade as part of the celebrations marking the first anniversary of an Israeli army operation in the Gaza Strip, on November 14, 2013. A year after trading fire in a week-long war in Gaza, in which more than 170 Palestinians and six Israelis were killed, Israel and Hamas are squaring up for another confrontation, despite both sides appearing reluctant to make the first move . AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images ( 524656234 )
Masked militants of Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's armed wing, parade in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on November 14, 2013, during an anti-Israel march as part of the celebrations marking the first anniversary of Israel's Operation Pillar of Defence. AFP PHOTO / SAID KHATIB/AFP/Getty Images ( 524650233 )
Palestinian Hamas supporters light a torch and candles at the site where Hamas' military commander Ahmad Jabari was killed a year ago in an Israeli air strike during their battle, as they commemorate the anniversary of his death and the battle in Gaza City, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013. Hamas political leaders and military commanders who have been hiding underground for years gathered Thursday for a military parade in Gaza marking the anniversary of the eight-day battle against Israel last year. (AP Photo/Adel Hana) ( Mideast Israel Palestinians )
Masked militants of Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's armed wing, parade in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on November 14, 2013, during an anti-Israel march as part of the celebrations marking the first anniversary of Israel's Operation Pillar of Defence. AFP PHOTO / SAID KHATIB/AFP/Getty Images ( 524650223 )
Masked Palestinian members of the Ezz Al-Din Al Qassam brigade, the military wing of Hamas, in camouflage uniforms sit behind their weapons on their trucks participate in a parade to mark the anniversary of a battle against Israel in Gaza City, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013. Israel launched its offensive on Nov. 14, 2012, responding to an upsurge in rocket fire from Hamas-controlled Gaza. The attack triggered eight days of intense fighting in which Israel carried out some 1,500 airstrikes and Hamas and other armed groups fired a similar number of rockets into Israel. (AP Photo/Adel Hana) ( Mideast Palestinians Gaza Battle Anniversary )
Masked Palestinian members of the Ezz Al-Din Al Qassam brigade, the military wing of Hamas, step on a representation of the Israeli flag while marching during a parade to mark the anniversary of a battle against Israel in Gaza City, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Adel Hana) ( Mideast Palestinians Gaza Battle Anniversary )
Masked Palestinian members of the Ezz Al-Din Al Qassam brigade, the military wing of Hamas, carry their weapons while chanting slogans during a parade to mark the anniversary of a battle against Israel in Gaza City, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Adel Hana) ( Mideast Palestinians Gaza Battle Anniversary )
A Palestinian youth holds a light candle at the site where Hamas' military commander Ahmad Jabari was killed a year ago in an Israeli air strike during their battle, as he and others commemorate the anniversary of his death and the battle in Gaza City, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Adel Hana) ( Mideast Israel Palestinians )
A masked Palestinian member of the Ezz Al-Din Al Qassam brigade, the military wing of Hamas, holds his weapon during a parade to mark the anniversary of a battle against Israel in Gaza City, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013. Israel launched its offensive on Nov. 14, 2012, responding to an upsurge in rocket fire from Hamas-controlled Gaza. The Arabic reads, "no God but Allah and Muhammad is his messenger. Ezz Al-Din Al Qassam brigade." (AP Photo/Adel Hana) ( Mideast Palestinians Gaza Battle Anniversary )
This combination made on November 14, 2013 shows Palestinians gathering at the scene of an Israeli air raid in Beit Lahia (top) in the Gaza Strip on November 17, 2012 and a picture taken on November 13, 2013 of the same spot following the reconstruction of the destroyed building (bottom), a year after the Israeli army operation which was launched on Gaza following the killing of top Hamas military commander Ahmed Jaabari in an air strike. A year after trading fire in a week-long war in Gaza, in which more than 170 Palestinians and six Israelis were killed, Israel and Hamas are squaring up for another confrontation, despite both sides appearing reluctant to make the first move. AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images ( 524648578 )
Masked Palestinian members of the Ezz Al-Din Al Qassam brigade, the military wing of Hamas, in camouflage uniforms march with their weapons during a parade to mark the anniversary of a battle against Israel in Gaza City, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Adel Hana) ( Mideast Palestinians Gaza Battle Anniversary )
A Palestinian elderly man holds an AK46 and a pistol as masked Palestinian members of the Ezz Al-Din Al Qassam brigade, the military wing of Hamas, march during a parade to mark the anniversary of a battle against Israel in Gaza City, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Adel Hana) ( Mideast Palestinians Gaza Battle Anniversary )
Masked Palestinian members of the Ezz Al-Din Al Qassam brigade, the military wing of Hamas, march with their weapons during a parade to mark the anniversary of a battle against Israel in Gaza City, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Adel Hana) ( Mideast Palestinians Gaza Battle Anniversary )
This combination made on November 14, 2013 shows Palestinian firefighters extinguishing a blaze following an Israeli air strike on the Gaza City tower, housing Palestinian and international media (top), on November 19, 2012, and a picture taken on November 13, 2013 of the same building following its renovation (bottom), a year after the Israeli army operation which was launched on Gaza following the killing of top Hamas military commander Ahmed Jaabari in an air strike. AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images ( 524648485 )
A masked member of the militant group Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's armed wing, parades in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on November 14, 2013, during an anti-Israel march as part of the celebrations marking the first anniversary of Israel's Operation Pillar of Defence. AFP PHOTO / SAID KHATIB/AFP/Getty Images ( 524650197 )
Palestinian Hamas supporters hold candles as one waves a green Islamic flag at the site where Hamas' military commander Ahmad Jabari was killed a year ago in an Israeli air strike during their battle, as they commemorate the anniversary of his death and the battle in Gaza City, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Adel Hana) ( Mideast Israel Palestinians )
A Palestinian girl takes a photo of masked militants of Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's armed wing, using her mobile phone as they parade in Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, on November 14, 2013, during an anti-Israel march as part of the celebrations marking the first anniversary of Israel's Operation "Pillar of Defense". AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images ( 524652655 )
This combination made on November 14, 2013, shows a file picture taken on November 18, 2012 of a destroyed house belonging to the al-Dallu family following an Israeli air strike in Gaza City and a picture taken on November 13, 2013, showing the same building following its reconstruction a year after the Israeli army operation which was launched on Gaza following the killing of top Hamas military commander Ahmed Jaabari in an air strike in November 2012. AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images ( 524648323 )
A Palestinian woman holds up a machine gun belonging to a masked militant of Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's armed wing, as they parade in Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, on November 14, 2013, during an anti-Israel march as part of the celebrations marking the first anniversary of what Israel named the "Pillar of Defense" Operation. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images ( 524652643 )
Palestinian militants of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's armed wing, stage an anti-Israel parade as part of the celebrations marking the first anniversary of an Israeli army operation in Gaza, on November 14, 2013. AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images ( 524655985 )
Palestinian militants of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's armed wing, stage an anti-Israel parade as part of the celebrations marking the first anniversary of an Israeli army operation in Gaza, on November 14, 2013. AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images ( 524655762 )
Palestinian militants of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's armed wing, stage an anti-Israel parade as part of the celebrations marking the first anniversary of an Israeli army operation in Gaza, on November 14, 2013. AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images ( 524655816 )
Palestinian militants of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's armed wing, stage an anti-Israel parade as part of the celebrations marking the first anniversary of an Israeli army operation in Gaza, on November 14, 2013. AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images ( 524655775 )
Palestinian militants of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's armed wing, stage an anti-Israel parade as part of the celebrations marking the first anniversary of an Israeli army operation in Gaza, on November 14, 2013. AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images ( 524655893 )
This combination made on November 14, 2013 shows the destroyed compound of the internal security ministry in the Hamas-run government in Gaza City after it was targeted by an Israeli air strike on November 21, 2012 (top) and a picture taken on November 13, 2013 showing the same spot (bottom), a year after the Israeli army operation which was launched on Gaza following the killing of top Hamas military commander Ahmed Jaabari in an air strike in November 2012. AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images ( 524648428 )
Palestinian militants of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's armed wing, stage an anti-Israel parade as part of the celebrations marking the first anniversary of an Israeli army operation in Gaza, on November 14, 2013. AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images ( 524656015 )
Palestinian militants of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's armed wing, stage an anti-Israel parade as part of the celebrations marking the first anniversary of an Israeli army operation in the Gaza Strip, on November 14, 2013. AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images ( 524657758 )
Palestinian militants of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's armed wing, stage an anti-Israel parade as part of the celebrations marking the first anniversary of an Israeli army operation launched after the killing of top Hamas military commander Ahmed Jaabari (picture) , on November 13, 2013 in Gaza City. AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images ( 524656876 )
Palestinian militants of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's armed wing, stand in front of a billboard bearing a portrait of killed top Hamas military commander Ahmed Jaabari and a Gaza-made M75 rocket, during celebrations marking the first anniversary of an Israeli army operation which killed of Jaabari, on November 13, 2013 in Gaza City. AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images ( 524657110 )
Palestinians standing on a building under construction look at security forces during an anti-Israel on November 13, 2013 in the streets of Gaza City as part of the celebrations marking the first anniversary of Israel's Operation Pillar of Defense. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images ( 524649405 )
A Palestinian man rides a motorcycle with his children past masked militants of Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's armed wing, as they parade in Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, on November 14, 2013, during an anti-Israel march as part of the celebrations marking the first anniversary of what Israel named the "Pillar of Defense" Operation. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images ( 524658325 )
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