Hamas
Qatar expressed irritation regarding “foot-dragging” by Hamas, a U.S.-designated terrorist group, over numerous projects.
The Shin Bet named two presenters who it said conveyed messages from Gaza via signals on air, and cited an instance in which a presenter did so by placing a cup of tea on a desk and reciting a line from a poem.
On Jan. 31, the Hamas military wing Al-Qassam Brigades published its bitcoin address announcing that the group was accepting donations.
It is currently unknown if Coinbase has taken action against Hamas for using its exchange.
Iran is seeking to set Gaza alight with conflict, while Egypt is seeking to douse the flames and counterbalance Iran’s destabilization efforts.
While Hamas’s sovereignty in Gaza is unrivalled—largely through a reign of terror and internal repression—actual popular support for the terror group could be decreasing.
The Israel Defense Forces’ Southern Command and its air force were on higher alert than normal, and a limited number of reservists were called up as reinforcements. And an Iron Dome missile-defense battery was positioned in central Israel.
Cairo officials make it clear: Hamas must decide whether group “takes its orders from Tehran or continues to implement understandings for calm” on Israel-Gaza border.
Deputy chief Khalil al-Haya remarked that Gaza will not become a puppet in the Israeli elections in April.
It is the third installment approved by Israel’s government in what officials see as a way to ease tensions and avoid a potential humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
“Terrorists shot at our troops stationed along Israel’s border fence with Gaza several times throughout the day. In response, IDF fighter jets struck several terror sites in a Hamas military camp in the northern Gaza Strip,” said the IDF in a statement.
Adviser to Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas: “There is suspicious and dangerous coordination ... both Israel and Hamas incite against the president [Abbas] morning and night ... and want to assassinate him.”
