That is, they are yearning to kill and be killed, and thereby enter Paradise (cf. Qur’an 9:111). From MEMRI:
The following are excerpts from the interview with the commander of the women’s unit of Hamas’s military wing, and photos of members in full Islamic dress training with light and heavy arms. [1]
“There Is Only One Goal: Jihad and Resistance until the Lands Are Liberated”
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Q: “Why did you join the Al-Qassam Brigades and not one of the other armed groups?”
A: “Because the Al-Qassam Brigades are considered the standard-bearers and the pioneers of jihad. We have abandoned all paths save that of Hamas and its armed wing — the Al-Qassam Brigades.”
Q: “Did someone ask you to operate as part of the Brigades, or was it your request?”
A: “Nobody asked us to operate as part of the Brigades. We simply love jihad and its path“¦”
Q: “What was your aim in joining the military organization?”
A: “There was only one single aim: jihad and resistance until the lands are liberated.”
Q: “Wouldn’t it be better for you to deal with educating and developing the [next] generation…”
A: “It’s all one path. We raise our children and perform our domestic duties, the duty of encouraging devotion to religion, as well as the other everyday duties, and the epitome of them is jihad for the sake of Allah. Jihad is a duty that every Muslim is required to fulfill if he can. Our joining the military organization is one of the essential everyday tasks.”
Read it all.