This morning, there was a demonstration by hundreds of people in Gaza at the border with Israel. That's down significantly from the 30,000 who were there yesterday. No one was killed today, but there were some injuries. Yesterday, the Israelis opened fire on those who were trying to breach the border fence as well as those who were attacking the Israeli troops on the Israeli side of the border. Seventeen people were killed, of whom 9 or 10 were members of the Hamas military forces.
Today, Israel warned Hamas that if these events continue, it will be forced to retaliate against Hamas inside Gaza and not just limit its response to those trying to breach the border. Israel holds Hamas responsible for the actions of the people inside the Gaza strip.
It will be interesting to see how long these demonstrations go on. Will Hamas back down? Will the terrorists push to have more people from Gaza killed in the demonstrations? Will there be some sort of agreement to end the fighting?
One thing is clear: the Israelis are not backing down from the Hamas confrontation.
Today, Israel warned Hamas that if these events continue, it will be forced to retaliate against Hamas inside Gaza and not just limit its response to those trying to breach the border. Israel holds Hamas responsible for the actions of the people inside the Gaza strip.
It will be interesting to see how long these demonstrations go on. Will Hamas back down? Will the terrorists push to have more people from Gaza killed in the demonstrations? Will there be some sort of agreement to end the fighting?
One thing is clear: the Israelis are not backing down from the Hamas confrontation.
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