The son of a notorious hate preacher insists he fought terrorists — not alongside them — in Syria.

By World Israel News Staff

The British-born son of infamous terrorist Abu Hamza is challenging the U.K. government’s decision to strip him of his British citizenship, arguing that he is being punished for his father’s crimes, despite traveling to Syria and reportedly fighting with jihadist groups.

Sufean Kamal, 31, has launched a legal effort to regain his British citizenship, according to a report by the Daily Mail, saying he wants to return to the United Kingdom to reunite with his wife and children, who continue to live there.

Kamal’s father, Abu Hamza, 68, became one of Britain’s most notorious Islamist hate preachers after years of delivering inflammatory sermons that encouraged violence against the West. In 2014, he was sentenced to life in prison in the United States on terrorism-related convictions after being extradited from the U.K.

According to court proceedings, Kamal voluntarily left Britain in 2013 to travel to Syria during the height of the country’s civil war and ISIS’s reign of terror over wide swaths of the country.

His legal team acknowledges that he participated in armed conflict while there, but claims that he fought alongside secular rebel factions seeking to overthrow longtime Syrian President Bashar al-Assad rather than jihadist organizations.

During a recent court hearing, an intelligence officer from MI5 — the United Kingdom’s domestic security and counterintelligence service — testified that intelligence gathered by the agency indicated Kamal had engaged in activities that posed a threat to Britain’s national security while in Syria.

According to the government’s assessment, Kamal was affiliated with Jabhat al-Nusra, al-Qaeda’s former branch in Syria, a U.S.- and U.K.-designated terrorist organization that played a major role in the Syrian conflict.

“Should Kamal return to the UK, we assess that there is a real risk that he would use his experience in Syria to assist UK-based Islamist extremists to engage in Islamist extremist activity,” the agency said in an earlier assessment presented to the court.

Although much of the intelligence remains classified, British authorities concluded that the evidence justified revoking Kamal’s citizenship in 2016 on national security grounds.

Kamal has rejected those allegations, insisting that he has never posed a threat to Britain.

“Taking away my citizenship has affected me and my family. I am not a terrorist,” Kamal said.

“Britain is the place where I was born and lived. I have never been a threat to national security in Britain,” he added.

“Abu Hamza is my father ,and he has his own opinions and I have mine. Revoking my citizenship just because I am related to Abu Hamza is not allowed.”

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His death comes amid a wider Israeli operation targeting Hamas and PIJ commanders, aimed at crippling the terror networks operating from Gaza.

By Jewish Breaking News

Naji Abu Seif, better known as Abu Hamza, the longtime spokesman for the Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), was killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, according to press sources.

Abu Hamza was reportedly hiding with his wives and children at the time of the strike, and all members of his immediate family perished alongside him.

His death marks a significant loss for Palestinian Islamic Jihad, as he was one of the most prominent voices of the terror group, frequently appearing in videos threatening Israel and praising attacks against Israeli civilians and soldiers.

The IDF has yet to officially confirm Abu Hamza’s death, but multiple reports from both Israeli and Palestinian sources indicate that he was among the latest high-profile targets eliminated in the recent wave of airstrikes.

His death comes amid a wider Israeli operation targeting Hamas and PIJ commanders, aimed at crippling the terror networks operating from Gaza.

The Gaza Health Ministry, controlled by Hamas, claims that over 300 Hamas and PIJ members have been killed in the recent Israeli military campaign, though independent verification of these numbers remains difficult.

The IDF has stated that it is conducting precise strikes against terror operatives and infrastructure, seeking to minimize civilian casualties while dismantling enemy capabilities.

Abu Hamza’s elimination is part of an intensifying Israeli offensive following a breakdown in hostage release talks between Israel and Hamas as Hamas refuses to release the remaining hostages.

The international community remains divided over the latest escalation. The United States and other Western allies have reaffirmed Israel’s right to defend itself.

Meanwhile, Iran, a major backer of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, has condemned the strikes and vowed continued support for “resistance” groups fighting against Israel.

With the death of Abu Hamza and the growing number of terrorist casualties, the IDF appears to be escalating its operations to degrade Hamas and PIJ’s ability to launch further attacks.

Military analysts believe that Israel may soon shift towards a broader ground operation, depending on the effectiveness of ongoing airstrikes.

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An Israeli man held hostage by Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists in the Gaza Strip attempted to commit suicide while in captivity, the terror group claims.

By David Rosenberg, World Israel News

An Israeli captive held in the Gaza Strip by members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group attempted to commit suicide earlier this week, a spokesman for the organization claimed Thursday.

In a series of messages released to the group’s Telegram channel, Abu Hamza, spokesman for Islamic Jihad’s armed wing, the Al Quds Brigades, wrote that an Israeli man held captive had tried to take his own life three days ago.

“Three days ago, one of our medical teams dealt with a suicide attempt by a prisoner held by one of the security groups within Saraya Al-Quds,” Abu Hamza wrote.

The Islamic Jihad spokesman blamed the Israeli government for the captive’s “psychological state” that led to his attempt to end his own life, linking the “failure and delay” of hostage-deal talks to the attempted suicide.

“The medical team successfully saved the prisoner’s life after his suicide attempt, which was due to his psychological state following new conditions imposed by the Netanyahu government that led to the failure and delay of negotiations for his release,” he said.

Abu Hamza also claimed that the hostage met the criteria for release during the first phase of a possible ceasefire with Israel. “The Zionist prisoner who attempted suicide was scheduled to be released as part of the batch of prisoners meeting the conditions and criteria of the first phase of the exchange deal with the enemy.”

Israel and Hamas have discussed a possible three-phase ceasefire, with female captives, children, the elderly, and the seriously ill being freed during the first stage of the truce.

The Biden administration has also pushed for the inclusion of the remaining American captives in the first stage of a deal.

“As a result of this incident, Saraya Al-Quds issued a decision to tighten security and safety measures for the prisoners,” Abu Hamza added.

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