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The laser-defense system, recently deployed on the Gaza border, has proven itself “above and beyond,” says Israel’s Border Police chief.
Turkey supports Hamas and has given citizenship to its members.
Meanwhile, four Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists were killed in Gaza City when bombs they were building exploded.
London-based “Asharq al-Awsat” reports that OC IDF Southern Command Maj. Gen. Herzi Halevi is in Qatar in an attempt to “restore calm” between Hamas and Israel.
Saleh al-Arouri, who attended the meeting in Istanbul, calls his organization’s abduction and murder of three Israeli teens in 2014 a “heroic operation.”
Following warnings by Israeli Prime Minister Netanyhau and Defense Minister Gantz that the IDF could resume targeted killing of terrorists, the Hamas leadership reportedly has gone “underground.”
Israeli tanks hit multiple sites in the Gaza Strip after incendiary balloons from Gaza spark nearly 30 fires in southern Israel.
Thousands run to shelters after rocket triggers sirens in Ashkelon during a tour by Israel’s education minister • Arson attacks from the Gaza Strip ignite some 40 fires in southern Israel.
“The power feed may now decline to only four hours [per day],” says an official at the Hamas-ruled enclave’s main energy-distribution company.
Egyptian mediators leave Gaza empty-handed, as incendiary and explosive balloons continue to be launched into southern Israel.
According to Hebrew media reports, the current escalation along the Gaza border is related to the approaching deadline for the transfer of Qatar’s annual $25 million grant to Hamas.
The Muslim Brotherhood is very strong in Kuwait, and the state has strong very ties with the Palestinians, says Middle East scholar Michael Barak.
