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Spotlight on Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (June 14-20, 2023)

This past week terrorists carried out two attacks: a shooting at the Reihan Crossing, one civilian and four soldiers wounded; and a vehicular ramming at the Rachel Crossing, two soldiers wounded. IDF forces continued counterterrorist activities, detaining suspected Palestinians and seizing weapons; Palestinians continued throwing rocks and Molotov cocktails at Israeli vehicles on the roads in Judea and Samaria. An Israeli adolescent planning a terrorist attack was apprehended. Three Palestinians were killed in Israeli security force activities. The Gaza Strip remained relatively quiet. A delegation of the heads of Hamas and the PIJ went to Iran for meetings with the upper echelons of the Iranian regime. According to Ziyad al-Nakhalah, PIJ secretary general, the two delegations held an "important meeting" with the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps' Qods Force command, and in the coming days other terrorist operatives are expected to arrive in Tehran to join them for additional meetings. Read more...

Hamas terrorist Ayman Nofal explains the workings of the Palestinian organizations’ joint operations room in the Gaza Strip

Ayman Nofal, a member of the General Military Hamas' military-terrorist wing , gave a rare interview to the al-Jazeera network. He spoke about the joint operations room of the military wings of the Palestinian organizations in the Gaza Strip. He claimed the joint operations room was an expression of the "united resistance" [terrorist organizations] in the Gaza Strip, and every future confrontation with Israel would be undertaken with its collective decisions. The idea of creating a joint operations room was first proposed in 2016. The idea was officially implemented in July 2018, in reality conducted under the leadership and direction of Hamas' military-terrorist wing. For the past three years, at the end of every year, the joint operations room has held a military, each one with a different emphasis. While representatives often emphasize the unity of their activities, in point of fact Hamas and the other organizations are aware of the difficulty of maintaining an operations room with cooperation and genuine coordination among the various organizations, which have different political affiliations and conflicting interests. Read more...

Spotlight on Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (June 7-13, 2023)

This past week there were two terrorist attacks in Judea and Samaria. An attempt near Ramallah to steal a soldier's weapon is being investigated as having been criminally motivated. Israeli security forces continued counterterrorism activities. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad's (PIJ) Jenin Battalion claimed it had intercepted an IDF drone near the Jenin refugee camp. The Gaza Strip remained relatively quiet. Egyptian General Intelligence talks in Cairo with Hamas and the PIJ ended. Contradictory reports were issued about the results. Mahmoud Abbas went to China for a three-day visit. .. Palestinians related to events and declarations in Israel, including the violence in Arab-Israeli society, a Likud proposal to divide the Temple Mount and the national security minister's proposal to stop financing dental care for Palestinian prisoners. Read more...

Palestinian reactions to the incident on the Israeli-Egyptian border in which three Israeli fighters were killed

An Egyptian border policeman infiltrated Israeli territory, fired at two IDF soldiers manning a guard post and killed them. Another fighter was killed during a pursuit after the shooter. In general, senior figures in the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Palestinian organizations refrained from officially commenting on the attack. However, on the unofficial popular level, the Palestinian media (mainly journalists and daily columnists) and social media users did not hide their glee over the attack and its consequences. They noted the IDF’s “operational failure” and praised the Egyptian policeman who carried out the attack. Some of them interpreted his act as proof of the “unity of the arenas” and as a symbol of the Arab world’s enlistment and partnership in the Palestinian struggle against Israel and for Al-Aqsa Mosque. Read more...

Spotlight on Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (May 31 – June 6, 2023)

An Egyptian border guard policeman infiltrated Israeli territory, and shot and killed two IDF fighters manning a guard post. Another fighter was killed during the pursuit of the shooter. The Palestinian terrorist organizations did not formally react to the attack, but the Palestinian media outlets issued a wide variety of joyous responses. This past week there were three terrorist attacks in Judea and Samaria. Israeli security forces continued counterterrorism activities in Judea and Samaria. Palestinians in Judea and Samaria continued throwing rocks and Molotov cocktails at Israeli vehicles. The Gaza Strip remained relatively quiet. Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) delegations are currently in Egypt. The Palestinian Authority (PA) leadership held meetings with foreign diplomats. Read more...

Statements about Operation Shield and Arrow from Palestinian terrorist organization and Hezbollah leaders

As soon as the ceasefire went into effect, the leadership of the Palestinian terrorist organizations, especially Hamas and the PIJ, declared a "victory," claiming one of its signs was the fact they had dictated the terms for the ceasefire. Despite endless repetitions of the joint operations room's united activity, in reality almost all the rockets and mortar shells were fired by PIJ operatives. Hamas was careful, at least publicly, not to take an active part in the fighting or to use its military capabilities against Israel. Recently, interviews were held and speeches were made about the Palestinian "achievements" in the operation, but some revealed the Palestinians' weak spots Read more...

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