Gaza Strip
Crossings to Judea and Samaria were reopened, ending a closure in place since May 3.
While the spate of unorganized terrorism has decreased for the time being, the incitement that nourished it, coupled with Hamas’s ability to avoid paying prices for the incitement, remains a significant problem, according to a senior expert on the Palestinian arena.
The meetings with Iranian officials will be attended by senior Hamas members from Gaza, Lebanon and Iran, according to Iranian media.
Israeli forces served a demolition order for the home of the terrorist who carried out the deadly April 7 Tel Aviv attack • Gunmen, P.A. security forces exchanged fire in the Jenin Refugee Camp.
The intelligence agency says it is encountering nonstop efforts by Gazan terror groups to orchestrate attacks in Judea and Samaria.
The immediate suspect is the Hamas presence based in Lebanon, though it could also be Fatah or Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
The closure “could hurt Gaza more than a bomb,” says former head of Israel’s National Security Council.
IDF: Terrorists endanger the lives of both Israeli and Palestinian civilians.
Israel has fortified its border with the Gaza Strip by using a barrier that goes underground and is made of steel.
Palestinian worshippers will be allowed access to the Al-Aqsa mosque on Friday, and humanitarian and exceptional medical cases will be allowed to cross into Israel.
“It is a miracle no one was hurt,” said a resident of a damaged home in Sderot in southern Israel.
While Palestinian Islamic Jihad is said to have launched the rocket, the Israeli military still holds Hamas accountable for any unrest in the area.
