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Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said the attack is “proof of the vitality and bravery of the Palestinian people, and of the fact that it will not surrender to the crimes and terrorism of the occupation.”
Nonetheless, Israel holds Hamas responsible for any rocket attack from the adjacent territory, even ones carried out by other groups.
The Israeli prime minister tells reporters in Ukraine that he is preparing “a massive campaign” against the terrorist organization, and says Iran is “not immune” from Israeli action “wherever necessary.”
A combination of skilled personnel and advanced technology is needed to successfully monitor sea traffic and pick out the threats from the innocent vessels.
The move would follow on the heels of Paraguay, which just announced that it would deem the military wings of Hamas and Hezbollah as terror organizations.
Senior Hamas official tells Lebanese media “seething atmosphere in Gaza” requires that mediators urgently pressure on Israel to abide by its ceasefire understandings.
The question many are asking: Does Israel have the ability to tackle that right now, and if so, why hasn’t it taken this course of action?
The video further points fingers at Hamas for helping the British government of releasing BBC journalist Alan Johnston in 2007, who was a former captive of Jaysh Al-Islam.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said “the world is increasingly recognizing Hezbollah for what it is—not a defender of Lebanon as it purports to be, but a terrorist organization dedicated to advancing Iran’s malicious agenda.”
Its leader, Yahya Sinwar, is under pressure to reach an arrangement with Israel that would provide some economic relief, as well as decrease chances of a popular revolt by despairing Gazans.
Blue and White leader Benny Gantz says Israeli deterrence has been “erased,” Yisrael Beiteinu leader Avigdor Lieberman says the prime minister “lacks leadership,” while former Education Minister Naftali Bennet says terror leaders “must start fearing for their lives.”
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar praises the “heroic” terrorist that beached the Gaza border fence and wounded three Israeli soldiers, adding that a “great national plan” of “marches of return” will again begin.
