Gaza Strip
Israeli observers say if Israel Defense Forces were not in the West Bank, there is no doubt that another Hamas coup would occur, much like the fateful events that occurred in June 2007 in the Gaza Strip • Is Hamas preparing to make its move on the day after the departure of Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas?
“These two camps are in a very bitter and bloody competition for hegemony and influence in the region,” said Kobi Michael, a senior research fellow at Tel Aviv’s Institute for National Security Studies.
While agreeing that the testing was inconclusive, the U.S. State Department says Israeli forces were “likely responsible” for her accidental death.
Amid rampant propaganda, Jerusalem needs a coherent strategy to convey its positions irrespective of how the Al Jazeera journalist was killed, experts say.
Israeli security forces conduct counter-terror raids in Judea and Samaria.
It remains unclear whether Israeli authorities participated in the ballistic analysis tests reportedly conducted in the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem.
“This is part of an Iranian strategic calculation to turn Syria into another zone of activity for Palestinian terror organizations,” says Michael Barak, a senior researcher at the Institute for Counter-Terrorism in Herzliya.
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said the terror group was delaying any chance for a prisoner deal and violating international law by detaining two mentally ill civilians.
Israeli forces came under fire during an arrest raid in the city, according to the military.
Israeli defense source says Hamas appears to be attempting to exert pressure in the context of a prisoner swap; Israeli premier: Hamas has proven yet again that it is a cynical terror organization.
According to the senators, the Biden administration should have a role in the investigation due to the U.S. government serving as a leader in efforts to protect the press and because of her American citizenship.
The Israeli mission in Geneva responded with its own statement, saying the OHCHR “once again deplorably fails to mention the main obstacle to establishing the truth in this tragic incident: the Palestinian Authority’s refusal to conduct a joint investigation and hand over the bullet. This Palestinian attitude raises doubts.”
