Operation Breaking Dawn pays off for caretaker prime minister as Hamas stays out of the conflict
, the second-largest militant group in the Gaza Strip, appeared to be holding this week, ending three days of cross-border fighting that killed dozens of Palestinians.and Egypt, a stream of empty Palestinian petrol tankers and flatbed trucks rumbled through the border gate towards the Israeli crossing for commercial goods; after a week of tensions, the return of fresh produce and fuel to the besieged territory was welcome.
Sixty people in Israel suffered minor injuries, but the majority of Islamic Jihad’s projectiles were intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defence system, leading Israel’s defence establishment to hail the operation as a major success, and boosting the credentials of centrist Lapid, a former television show host.was much greater.
In an interview in his office in Gaza City on Tuesday, Basem Naim, head of Hamas’ political division, dismissed reports of friction between the two groups after Breaking Dawn.“The leadership of Hamas and Jihad works together. Many Palestinian factions are present in Gaza and we don’t see them as rivals … Some are Islamist, some are Communist, but we have the same goal, which is to get rid of the occupation,” he said.
Citing army sources, local media reported on Wednesday that Islamic Jihad had planned anti-tank missiles at cars in Israeli in retaliation for Saadi’s arrest. “Islamic Jihad support here has declined after this round of fighting. People are looking at their capabilities compared with Hamas, and there’s no competition,” said a local man who gave his name as Khaled.
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