Security officials believe Israel, Hamas on collision course in Gaza — TV
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An official told Channel 12 Monday that Hamas is seeking to increase pressure on Israel by renewing both Gaza border protests and the launching of arson balloons from the coastal enclave.
With the renewal of border protests, Israel will be forced to respond more strongly to distance Gazans from the security fence, with the likely result being more casualties to the Palestinian side, to which Hamas will want to respond.
The security official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, therefore surmised that another war between Israel and Gaza terror groups may be inevitable.
Hamas “may be mistaken” in thinking that it can still avoid an all-out war, the official said.
However, Israel is trying to tread lightly ahead of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s meetings with US President Joe Biden in the White House on Thursday and next week with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, Channel 12 reported, while clarifying that Israel will still respond to aggression from Gaza.
Recent days have seen a major rise in tensions along the Gaza border, with the potential for renewed clashes between Israel and terror groups in the Strip following May’s 11-day conflict, known in Israel as Operation Guardian of the Walls. This has largely been driven by demands from Hamas and other terror groups in Gaza for Israel to allow additional funds and goods into the beleaguered enclave. Jerusalem has refused, unless Hamas releases two Israeli civilians and the remains of two soldiers from captivity.
There appeared to be a breakthrough in the stalled indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas last week, when Qatar and the United Nations announced that they had created a new mechanism for moving aid into the Gaza Strip that Defense Minister Benny Gantz said would prevent the money from reaching Hamas.
On Monday, however, Palestinian terror groups announced plans to continue holding demonstrations along the border, including one on Wednesday. READ MORE
Security officials believe Israel, Hamas on collision course in Gaza — TV
Security officials believe Israel, Hamas on collision course in Gaza — TV
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