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Palestinian Authority youth demonstrate their skills during a graduation ceremony of a military-style camp organized by the Hamas movement in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, Summer 2017

A 20-year-old member of Gaza’s ruling Hamas terror organization asked IDF soldiers to shoot him during violence at the Gaza border last month so that he could earn a $500 payment and monthly stipend from the terrorist group.

Mustafa Banna was charged Wednesday in Israeli military court with a host of security offenses relating to his actions after he crossed the security fence from Gaza into Israeli territory.

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According to the indictment, Banna joined Hamas last year, following in the footsteps of his uncle. He is charged with entering a closed military zone, membership in a terrorist organization, providing measures to commit a crime and arms offenses.

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Hana Levi Julian
Hana Levi Julian is a Middle East news analyst with a degree in Mass Communication and Journalism from Southern Connecticut State University. A past columnist with The Jewish Press and senior editor at Arutz 7, Ms. Julian has written for Babble.com, Chabad.org and other media outlets, in addition to her years working in broadcast journalism.

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