Palestinian Islamic Jihad
Palestinian security forces arrest three Islamic Jihad operatives in Tulkarm and seize rudimentary rocket reportedly built with Iranian guidance.
Senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad figure says the terrorist organization is “closely monitoring” developments in Israel following the election.
Social media in Gaza explodes following media reports that a drone shot down by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine actually belonged to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
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.
Rocket sends children running for shelter before reportedly falling on the Gaza side of the border • IDF strikes Hamas observation post in retaliation.
Speculation abounds as to whether Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s order to brief rival Benny Gantz on current security issues is a sign that the Jewish state is preparing for a major conflict on one or more fronts.
Nonetheless, Israel holds Hamas responsible for any rocket attack from the adjacent territory, even ones carried out by other groups.
Israel Shin Bet security service said that Hamas is expending resources to recruit terrorists to carry out attacks in Judea and Samaria.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei calls for “jihad, struggle and tireless effort,” and says “promotional, cultural and intellectual work” is needed to counter the U.S. peace “conspiracy.”
Gazan terror organizations are looking into armed drones and sea-based commando cells, while concentrating fire at Israel’s Iron Dome defense system to overwhelm it.
It would take one to two years to destroy terrorist infrastructure, and Israel’s options after toppling Hamas are all bad, say observers. But a more limited operation is possible.
