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The case against two other men—Mohammed Iftikhar Hanif, 28, and Jawaad Hussain, 25—is expected to move forward.
At a state ceremony commemorating the 70 people killed in Israel during the 50-day war, Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid warns: “Don’t test us.”
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.
Relations between the sides have been severely strained since Hamas’s bloody overthrow of Fatah in Gaza in 2007.
IDF Military Intelligence uncovers attempt by Hamas operatives to use fake Israeli social-media accounts to access soldiers’ devices.
“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 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.
Around 30,000 people live in Sderot and most plan on staying, despite living under the constant threat of rocket attacks from Gaza.
Sunni Hamas had previously supported their brethren in their revolt against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
The Iron Dome air defense system intercepted the projectile, no casualties or damage reported.
