Hamas
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.
Israel gave Turkey a list of Hamas members and information about their involvement in terrorist activity, prompting Ankara to show them the door, says a Palestinian official.
Col. (res.) David Hacham says chaos and violence may arise if a smooth changing of the guard fails to materialize, and emphasizes that if Israel doesn’t retaliate against Hamas in Gaza, it strengthens the terror group’s position in the West Bank.
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.
Tracking the escalation in tensions from the terror attack in Beersheva in March to the latest round of rocket attacks from Gaza.
“It is a miracle no one was hurt,” said a resident of a damaged home in Sderot in southern Israel.
First such attack against Israel in seven months • Palestinian Islamic Jihad reportedly behind the firing.
A London-based Arabic newspaper cited a senior source in the terror faction as saying that the situation “could ignite at any minute.”
