Is ‧ lam ‧ ic Ji ‧ had /ɪzˌlæmɪk dʒɪˈhæd, ɪs- $ -ˈhɑːd/ BrE AmE
an Islamic organization that is opposed to Isreal's control of Palestine. During the 1980s, Islamic Jihad held several people from Western countries as ↑ hostage s for a very long time, including Jesse Turner from the US and Terry Waite from the UK.