Palestinian militants (15 photos)

Palestinian militants participate in an exercise at a Hamas-run camp near the southern town of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip.

1. Palestinian militants from the Islamic Jihad organization jump off a truck after a controlled explosion during an exercise on the outskirts of Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, on March 3. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)

2. Palestinian militants take up positions during an exercise on the outskirts of Khan Younis. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)

3. Palestinian militants march in an exercise in Khan Younis. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)

4. Palestinian militants from the Islamic Jihad organization take up combat positions around the post after a controlled explosion during an exercise on 3 March. (AP Photo/ Tara Todras-Whitehill)

5. Palestinian jihadists jump off a truck after one of them was injured (center) during an exercise on the outskirts of Khan Younis. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)

6. Jihadi fighters during an exercise on the outskirts of Khan Yunis, in the south of the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/ Tara Todras-Whitehill)

7. Palestinian jihadi fighters take up firing positions during an exercise. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)

8. A female PDL fighter put her hand, neatly manicured, on her weapon during a drill in Khan Younis. Founded in 1969, the foundation is a Palestinian Marxist-Leninist political and military organization. (AP Photo/ Tara Todras-Whitehill)

9. Palestinian militants participate in a field exercise on the outskirts of Khan Younis. (AP Photo/Ashraf Amra)

10. Female fighters from the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine go to an exercise in Khan Younis on August 17, 2009. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)

11. Women fighters on exercises in Khan Yunis in the south of the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)

12. A female fighter from the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine takes position during an exercise. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)

13. An instructor gives a female gunman instructions on how to shoot during an exercise on August 17, 2009. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)

14. Palestinian jihadi fighters during an exercise on the outskirts of Khan Yunis on January 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Ashraf Amra)

15. A female fighter from the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine during an exercise in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza. (AP Photo/ Tara Todras-Whitehill)