Hamas
Former Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu “folded” to Hamas by altering the route of the march in 2021, says Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.
Israel can no longer be satisfied with the “appearance of victory in the eyes of its enemies,” says Deputy Knesset Speaker Zvi Hauser of the New Hope Party.
Hamas leaders should be “taken out of their comfort zone,” says Israeli Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar.
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett: “I eulogized him at his funeral and now the people of Israel have the privilege of openly knowing him, the name and face of this hero of Israel: Lt. Col. Mahmoud Kheir al-Din.”
Three Palestinian suspects were arrested when they tried to cross into Egyptian waters; subsequent questioning revealed they were working for Hamas, according to the Israeli Navy.
Senior security expert Ely Karmon says Israel needs to go on the offensive in the cyber, information and military spheres • New details emerge on the capture of two Elad terrorists.
Crossings to Judea and Samaria were reopened, ending a closure in place since May 3.
The terror organization also said Israel “bears responsibility” for disconnecting Al-Aqsa’s mosque loudspeakers on the eve of Memorial Day.
The attack was in response to Israel’s “aggression” on the Temple Mount, says the terror group.
“Over the last 10 days, Hamas has de facto occupied the Temple Mount compound, while the government refrains from any sovereign security action on the Temple Mount,” said Maor Zemach, head of the Lach Yerushalayim (“For You, Jerusalem”) advocacy group that seeks to safeguard Israeli sovereignty in Jerusalem.
Responding to charges of “treachery” by Sinwar, Ra’am chairman says: “We don’t owe him a thing” • Bennett: “That it is Hamas that wants to topple our government says it all.”
Meanwhile, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Muhammad bin Zayed seeks “freedom of worship for members of all religions, as stipulated in the standardization agreement between the United Arab Emirates and Israel,” says policy expert Moshe Albo. “King Abdullah claims this violates the existing status quo and the peace agreement between Jordan and Israel.”
