Gaza Strip
Terror groups in Gaza launched two rockets into Israel within hours, marking the third consecutive night of rocket fire from the Hamas-ruled territory.
Following rocket fire, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi warns that Hamas and Gaza will “pay a heavy price” if the situation escalates.
Israel warplanes struck terror targets in the Gaza Strip for the second time in as many weeks after Israel’s Iron Dome downed a rocket that triggered sirens in Gaza-envelope communities.
If more restrictions fail to let up or enough goods don’t come through, the terror group has threatened to expand border rioting disturbances.
Maj. Gen. (res.) Eitan Dangot, Israel’s former Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, tells JNS that the recent meeting between Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas creates new options for Israel to decrease future uncertainty. Regarding Gaza, all routes lead to escalation, he warned.
The easing includes expanding Gaza’s fishing zone to 15 nautical miles and raising the number of Gazan merchants permitted to enter Israel from 2,000 to 7,000.
Israel Border Police Sgt. Bar-El Hadaria Shmueli, 21, succumbed to wounds sustained during riots along the Israeli-Gaza border.
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi warns that if tensions continue to escalate on the Israel-Gaza border, the military will not hesitate to launch another campaign in Gaza.
Fighter jets attacked a Hamas military compound used for training and the production of weapons, as well as a tunnel, the IDF reported.
“They did not choose any other place or event,” said the group Action and Communication on the Middle East, “but precisely the location where more than a million people were murdered.”
Some protesters ran towards the fence, triggering tear gas and limited bullet fire by Israeli forces; 14 people were injured in the clash.
“Isn’t it forbidden to educate [children] to take up arms?” tweets Lt. Col. Avichay Adraee.
