Hamas
Past governments’ claims that attempts were made to secure the return of Avera Mengistu and Hisham al-Sayed, as well as the bodies of Lt. Hadar Goldin and Staff Sgt. Oron Shaul, are “the biggest bluff,” says Goldin’s brother.
The situation in southern Israel remains tense following the capture of Bassam al-Sa’adi, the head of the PIJ in Judea and Samaria.
Hamas’s leaders are stuck between a rock and a hard place: An unwanted military clash with Israel, or a showdown with the second-strongest armed group in Gaza.
Hamas has been holding the bodies of two Israeli soldiers and two Israeli civilian hostages for years.
However, a defense official warned that “all Hamas does is prepare for war,” adding that this can undermine any Israeli efforts to boost civilians living in the Gaza Strip.
Costs on packaged nuts are set to increase, in addition to toilet paper.
Rocket-launchers are installed next to a mosque; upon being activated, a multi-barrel launcher will rise from the ground, fire its projectiles at Israeli civilian areas and flip back down underground.
“If the tunnels collapse, hospitals, mosques, universities, or factories will collapse with them,” warns the Israeli military.
Hisham al-Said is one of two Israeli civilians being held captive by the terror group • Israeli U.N. envoy Gilad Erdan: Hamas is using the boy as a “sick bargaining chip.”
The Israeli ship opened fire after the vessel refused to halt; the vessel’s crew swam to the Gaza Strip, according to the Israeli military.
No injuries were reported on either side of the Israeli-Gaza border.
IAF strikes “significant” Hamas facilities following rocket attacks from Gaza.
