Hamas
Following Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, Hamas leader in Gaza Yahya Sinwar says Israel faces “hundreds of thousands” of traps and “hundreds of kilometers” of attack tunnels should it launch a ground operation.
“There is no place on Twitter for illegal terrorist organizations and violent extremist groups,” says spokesperson • “Kudos to @Twitter,” tweets Israeli Defense Forces.
One death reported in Gaza due to Israeli strikes • Rocket scores direct hit on a home in Israeli border town, causing damage but no casualties • Iron Dome intercepts eight of 10 rockets, confirms IDF.
A spokesperson said the company “draws a distinction between the political and military factions” of certain organizations.
Israel has quietly increased the number of permits issued to Gazans in exchange for fewer rocket attacks and border demonstrations, Palestinian Authority officials tell foreign media.
Addressing the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, Leah Goldin calls on member states to change their policies on Gaza and act to return Israeli soldiers and civilians being held in the terrorist enclave.
Leah Goldin says the return of her son’s remains is “the responsibility of all nations of goodwill, who respect international humanitarian law and truly seek peace in our region.”
Israeli prime minister wants “to turn the land of Palestine, the blood of the Palestinian people and the holy places into issues of the [Israeli] election,” says former Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal.
The Israel Defense Forces targeted two Hamas observation posts in the northern Gaza Strip.
According to Lebanese media reports Saudi Arabia has launched a severe crackdown on the Palestinian terrorist organization, outlawing membership, confiscating assets and carrying out sweeping arrests.
PIJ is challenging Hamas, which is less interested in an escalation or full-out war with Israel and more interested in reaching an arrangement to prevent an economic collapse of the Gaza Strip and avoid the risk of a popular rebellion against its Islamist regime.
To meet the challenges ahead, Israel must focus on social cohesion, cultivate political allies and “manage” the conflict with the Palestinians, according to a new Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security report.
