After a quiet night, the Israeli Air Force continues its attacks on Gaza targets, while Islamic Jihad targets Jerusalem.
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The Gaza terror group is eager to end the fighting before all its leaders are killed, but needs to emerge with a win over Israel.
Maintaining weapons caches, tunnels, launchers, and command and control sites in civilian areas is a war crime.
Israel Air Force heard calling off Gaza airstrikes to avoid harming innocent bystanders.
Operation Shield and Arrow remains in full swing, as Hamas and Islamic Jihad begin to pound Israel with rocket fire. Sirens heard as far north as Tel Aviv.
Israel’s Channel 13 forced to issue apology after playing right into the hands of the Jewish state’s enemies.
The strike on PIJ terrorists in Gaza bolstered Israeli deterrence and showed that Israel’s domestic strife won’t impact its national security.
Israel needs more than calm, Israel needs security, and for that Israel needs to bolster its military deterrence.
Israel launches “Operation Shield and Arrow” after identifying chance to eliminate terror leaders. But will it lead to a new Gaza war?
The situation in the Middle East and Israel’s position in it is much more complicated than the conflict with Hamas and PIJ in Gaza alone.
