Gaza Strip
The terms of the Egyptian-brokered ceasefire with Palestinian Islamic Jihad were favorable to Israel, says Eli Cohen.
The five-day war with the Gaza-based terrorist group “changed the equation” in a warning to Israel’s enemies, he said.
Roadblocks are opened in southern Israel as five days of fighting against Palestinian Islamic Jihad ends with an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire.
The U.S. secretary of state spoke with the Qatari prime minister and the deputy secretary of state with the Israeli minister for strategic affairs, according to the State Department.
PIJ fired more than 1,250 rockets at Israel, to which the IDF responded by striking nearly 400 terror assets in Gaza.
One Israeli man was killed in the attacks; more than 180 of the rockets did not cross over into Israel and landed in the Gaza Strip.
The Islamic Republic is directing Palestinian Islamic Jihad leaders, who live in Beirut and Damascus, to tell rocket commanders in Gaza to keep firing, says the IDF.
“We condemn those who continue to vilify Israel while turning a blind eye to the true aggressors: the terror groups with a stated mission to eradicate the Jewish state,” said Daniel Mariaschin, CEO of B’nai B’rith International.
Five others were wounded in the attack.
Ahmed Abu-Deka, a senior member of the terror group’s rocket force, was targeted.
Israeli air defenses shot down 96% of projectiles heading for populated areas so far, saving lives, property and helping avert a costly ground war.
The gaps between the sides remain too wide right now, sources tell JNS.
