Palestinian Islamic Jihad
Palestinian political analysts believe that among its other goals, the deal struck by the terror groups aims to undermine the Palestinian Authority.
The effort was led by Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) and Rep. Van Taylor (R-Texas), who brought the legislation for endorsement, garnering support from 75 percent of the members.
The Israeli military identified three suspects approaching the border, and that one of them began digging while holding a suspicious item.
The criminologist and former Knesset member has spent decades researching the psychology of suicide bombers and their handlers, including one-on-one talks with senior Hamas figures, such as the terror group’s founder, Ahmed Yassin.
Palestinian security prisoners also broke out of an Israeli prison in 1987, an incident that Col. (res.) David Hacham, a former Arab affairs adviser to Israeli defense ministers, said was one of the catalysts for the outbreak of the First Intifada.
The six were serving life sentences in connection with deadly attacks against Israelis and are considered highly dangerous.
“We are not the enemies of the Gazan people,” said Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz. “The real enemy is Hamas.”
Hamas is known to blur the lines between those who died of natural causes and those who died in the war • “The New York Times” provides a case study of inaccurate reporting on casualties among Palestinian children.
It would also require the president to submit an assessment of whether foreign nations were doing enough to counter the fundraising, financing and money-laundering activities of these groups.
Col. (res.) Shaul Shay says the tight supervision of Gaza reconstruction and a clampdown on dual-use materials will be needed to prevent Hamas from restarting the buildup of its weapons program.
The suspect, apparently a member of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, was killed when the explosives he was carrying detonated.
Shortly after midnight on Friday, the Israel Defense Forces appeared to give the impression that a ground offensive was underway, sending Hamas operatives into tunnels and the direct path of a massive wave of Israeli airstrikes.
