The Palestinian enclave of Gaza is a major global hotspot with potential for extreme violence. Nearly isolated from the world since Hamas took control of it in 2007, it has been a poverty -ridden corner of the world. It is a regular launching pad for rocket attacks against southern Israel and a training ground for Islamist terrorists. Israel has carried out three major operations in the territory since relinquishing it unilaterally in 2005.
The IDF has previously warned about the dangers of improperly stored munitions in civilian areas in Gaza.
The IDF initially said that five children were killed by an Islamic Jihad rocket, but a new report suggests the Israeli military is responsible.
Two Hamas operatives were killed during Operation Breaking Dawn, neither of which were targeted by the IDF.
A Hamas tunnel that had been in development recently was rendered unusable by being filled with a "material."
During Operation Breaking Dawn, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad accidentally killed a Hamas terrorist with their own misfired rocket that was aimed toward Israel.
Israel takes initiative and launches widescale attack on northern Gaza in Operation Breaking Dawn. Iron Dome batteries deployed throughout Israel.
Hamas praises terrorist, urges PA security forces to “clash with occupation forces and settlers to defend our people and our land.”
An additional 2,000 labor permits will be approved by Israel, a move that comes one year since Operation Guardian of the Walls.
This will be the first time the crossing will be opened since it had initially been closed in the beginning of May.
Musa Abu Marzouk, a senior Hamas official, said that his group’s dissatisfaction with Egypt was in the context of differences between “brothers.”
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