Undermining PA officials’ response, the Lions’ Den boasts terrorist activities
Headline: “‘The Lion’s Den’ reveals details about the deaths as Martyrs of three of its commanders”
“The armed group ‘the Lion’s Den’ (i.e., independent terror cell) in Nablus issued a press release today, Sunday [March 12, 2023], in which it revealed what happened early this morning between its fighters and the Israeli occupation army’s Golani unit (sic., Golani Brigade) at Sarra checkpoint in the city (refers to 3 terrorists who shot at Israeli soldiers, who returned fire and killed them -Ed.)…
(The following is an excerpt of the press release from “the Lion’s Den” -Ed.)
Praise Allah for the favor of Jihad and resistance. Praise Allah Who honored us with courage and daring. Praise Allah Who let us fight for Him and preferred us over many of His creations, for Allah said:
In the name of All Merciful Allah, ‘But Allah has preferred the mujahideen (i.e., Jihad fighters) over those who remain [behind] with a great reward’ [Quran 4:95, Sahih International translation].
Allah spoke truth.
O masses of our heroic people, following a precise monitoring of the Zionist Golani unit at the occupation’s Sarra checkpoint, one of our fighting squads set out to lay an ambush for this unit and confront it. After it became clear that the soldiers of this unit were laying an ambush for the fighters of our squad, the squad’s heroes decided to sneak in to bring down the soldiers of this unit in a larger ambush. As Supreme Allah would have it a confrontation broke out from point blank range before our fighters deployed in the area, and they ascended to Heaven as Martyrs while advancing forward and not retreating…
Today ‘the Lion’s Den’ squads accompany to Heaven the best of their members and fighters, heroes of a series of revenge operations (i.e., terror attacks), and the best of the sons of Nablus:
Jihad fighter Martyr who fell in battle Jihad Al-Shami
Jihad fighter Martyr who fell in battle Uday Al-Shami
Jihad fighter Martyr who fell in battle Muhammad Al-Dabeek…
Our message to you, members of our people:
Do not cry and do not be sad. This is our fate, and by Allah, we live among you as Martyrs waiting to meet Allah at any moment. The blood that flowed from Nablus to Jenin and in every inch of Palestine will only increase our determination to continue on the path of victory and liberation. Do not worry, as the soldiers of the [Lion’s] Den are many, and only Allah knows them. If one knight falls from his horse, 100 knights will replace him…
Our message to the Zionist enemy:
The achievement that you pretended to record in assassinating our fighters is nothing but an additional message for you: We reemphasize to you that the Lion’s Den is seeking you everywhere and at all times. You will find us in the utter darkness and in the light of day. You will find our lions under the rocks and behind the trees. We will burst forth at you from the rocks and we will land on you from the skies…
You are always mistaken in your estimations. The Lion’s Den is undefeated, and disasters in this world do not destabilize it. Therefore, the series of revenge operations continues, and you currently have nothing to do but prepare for a new wave of operations, which our lone wolves will sign off on.”
[Ma’an, independent Palestinian news agency, March 12, 2023]
The Lion's Den - an independent Palestinian terror cell largely based in Nablus. It has not stated an official affiliation and its members come from a variety of terror organizations, including Fatah's military wing the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, Hamas, and Islamic Jihad. The Lion's Den was responsible for numerous shooting attacks mainly in the West Bank beginning in 2022, with an uptick in shootings during September-October 2022. Two of the main founders of the cell were Fatah terrorists Muhammad Al-Azizi and Ibrahim Al-Nabulsi, both killed in shootouts with Israeli forces on July 24, 2022 and Aug. 9, 2022 respectively.
Muhammad Raed Naji Al-Dabeek, Uday Othman Rafiq Al-Shami, and Jihad Muhammad Wasfi Al-Shami – Palestinian terrorists and members of the independent terror cell “the Lion’s Den” aged 18, 22, and 24 respectively, who shot at an Israeli military post near Nablus on March 12, 2023. Israeli soldiers stationed at the post returned fire, killing the 3 terrorists. After the three terrorists were killed, the Lion’s Den issued a press release praising them as “Jihad fighters,” “the best of their members,” and “heroes of a series of revenge operations” (i.e., terror attacks).