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Al Qassam Launch YouTube Channel

By CBS Investigates

January 12, 2009 / 6:27 PM EST / CBS News

(al Qassam Brigades )

Hamas' military wing al Qassam Brigades launched a new channel on the popular video-sharing website Youtube. Seven videos have been added to the channel since its launch on December 31st, two days after the Israeli military set up a Youtube channel to show videos of IAF strikes on Gaza.
The latest video added showed shaky pictures of clashes between Israeli forces and Hamas operatives in Gaza, where Hamas claims eight Israeli soldiers were killed.
The channel also includes a clip showing what al Qassam said was a rocket attack on the Israeli air base of Hatzerim. And with nearly 9000 views, the clip of a sniper attack on two Israeli soldiers in Jabal al Kashif and Beit Lahia, which was shown exclusively on Aljazeera on Friday, was listed as the channel's most popular video.

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