...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamaswith about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about
oppressionand
disproportionate response...
terror groups holding ’urgent’ meeting after overnight
...KABOOM!...
s on Strip
Defense Minister Benny Gantz warned Paleostinians in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday that steps Israel has taken to boost its economy are being threatened by terror groups ramping up incitement and launching rockets attacks.
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"As I have also told leaders from countries in the region, we are maintaining the status quo on the Temple Mount, and we will not allow faceless myrmidons or provocateurs to harm the holy places," Gantz said during a tour of a Border Police base in the West Bank.
Many Jews head to the Western Wall and the Old City during the current weeklong Passover holiday. Non-Moslems can only visit the Temple Mount during certain hours and are officially barred from praying at the site, which is considered the holiest in Judaism and the third-holiest in Islam. However,
facts are stubborn; statistics are more pliable...
recent reports have shown that police sometimes turn a blind eye to such prayers taking place.
In a statement released by his office, Gantz mentioned a rocket attack from Gaza on southern Israel on Monday evening. "Yesterday, the Israel Defense Forces struck Gaza following [rocket] fire into Israeli territory, for which Hamas leaders are responsible," he said.
"The IDF is ready with a wide range of means and targets, to ensure that peace and stability will continue," Gantz warned.
"If the incitement and [rocket] fire continue, the terror organizations will be severely harmed, as will the residents of Gaza, who are currently benefiting from the moves we have taken to develop the economy," Gantz added.
Israel recently okayed increasing the number of Paleostinians who can enter Israel for work to the highest quota since a blockade was imposed on the coastal enclave more than 15 years ago.
"These are moves we are planning to expand if stability is maintained, or we can roll them back, if the leaders of Hamas choose to hurt them," Gantz added.
Gazan groups raise alert level as region roils
[IsraelTimes] Following an urgent meeting this evening, various Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip agree to raise their alert level, sources tell Al Jazeera, amid fears that renewed rocket fire could quickly escalate into all-out war.
The network says the alert level will be raised for the next two days.
There is no immediate statement from Hamas on the matter.
In Israel, the Kan broadcaster reports that defense officials fear rocket fire out of Gaza may continue, and have put air defense units on high alert.