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The protesters, hurling rocks and Molotov cocktails, descended on the fence that separates Gaza and Israel as part of the “March of Return” demonstrations organized by Hamas.
The IDF nabbed the pair and took them in for questioning, even as Israel has ramped up security on the perimeter ahead of planned protests by Gazans on Friday.
“Don’t you understand that terrorist elements are using you in a cynical manner? These events and activities do not and will not help, and they are pointless. Demand your rights from those who continue to oppress you,” IDF official says in message about Hamas’s exploitation of Gaza residents.
The Palestinian Students’ Union in Gaza condemned the excessive use of force and accused the policemen of preventing ambulances from reaching the wounded students.
The launch set off a wave of missile-warning sirens in communities in southern Israel, and tanks fired at two Hamas positions in Gaza.
Raids on a Hamas site in Rafah took place just after the group entered Israeli territory and made efforts to destroy military machinery used to construct a new anti-terror tunnel barrier between Israel and Gaza.
Many plots have been broken up, but tensions tend to rise this time of year, coupled with the Trump administration’s proposed moving of the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in May.
As he struggles to maintain control, Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas wants to create an emergency in the region that could draw in Israel and Hamas, said an Israeli expert.
A driver and security guard tied to the French Consulate in Jerusalem allegedly smuggled weapons that were then sold to illegal arms dealers.
“Hamas invested billions in its tunnel project, and now they’re drowning in the sand,” said Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman.
Military drills simulate what the Israel Defense Forces will face in a new kind of ground combat—one that will inevitably involve civilians amid general chaos.
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah’s convoy was attacked shortly after entered the Gaza Strip on Tuesday.
