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*** 29-Oct-18 World View -- Islamic Jihad agrees to Egypt-sponsored ceasefire in Gaza after night of terror
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Smoke rises from an Israeli bombardment in Gaza on Saturday (AP)
Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) said that it's agreed to a ceasefire
with Israel mediated by Egypt after a Friday night of terror.
During Friday night, 34 rockets were fired into Israel from Gaza,
according to the Israeli military. It's believed that the rockets
were launched by Islamic Jihad, a terror group in Gaza that is a
separate entity from Hamas. Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile defense
system is said to have intercepted 13 of the 34 rockets. No Israelis
were reported injured by the rocket attacks.
In response, Israeli air force missile attacks struck 80 targets
across Gaza on Saturday morning, including Hamas's new headquarters
for General Security Services. Gaza officials say that nine
Palestinians were wounded in one of the Israeli attacks and a hospital
was badly damaged.
Gaza is under siege by both Israel and Egypt. Hamas, the nominally
ruling government in Gaza, has disavowed the rocket activity and
blames PIJ for sabotaging attempts to broker a long-term truce that
would lift the siege. However, Israel holds Hamas responsible for all
rocket attacks on Israel. Al Jazeera and Asharq Al-Awsat (Saudi Arabia) and CNN
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**** Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) accepts the Egyptian-mediated ceasefire
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PIJ official Khaled al-Batsh said that the rocket attacks
were made in revenge for Israeli attacks on Gazans:
<QUOTE>"The occupation could not have been allowed to kill
four peaceful demonstrators in Gaza and two in the occupied West
Bank for taking part in peaceful popular marches without
responding to the crimes."<END QUOTE>
However, an Israeli army spokesman said that Iran and Syria were
behind the rocket attacks: "Islamic Jihad fired dozens of missiles at
Israel under the guidance of Iran and Syria. These incidents show the
dangers threatening the State of Israel."
PIJ was actually formed in the late 1970s, and was inspired by Iran's
Islamic Revolution. PIJ and Hamas are both Sunni Muslim terror
organizations, but PIJ has always had a much closer relationship with
Iran than Hamas has had.
Israeli security officials believe that PIJ is supplied with
money and weapons from Iran, and also takes orders from Iran.
These officials believe that Iran was influenced by two events
in the last week to order PIJ to make the rocket attacks.
One event was a surprise visit by Israel's prime minister Benjamin
Netanyahu to Oman, meeting Oman's leader Sultan Qaboos. This meeting
came shortly after a similar meeting by Palestinian Authority
president Mahmoud Abbas. Sultan Qaboos' objective was to initiate a
new dialog between the two parties, which might have shut Iran and
Hamas out.
The second event was word that Hamas and Egypt have finally agreed to
the terms to restore calm in Gaza, more or less under the same
parameters put in place after 2014 summer war between Israel and Hamas
in Gaza.
PIJ has its own reasons to launch the rocket attacks -- unlike Hamas,
it opposes any peace negotiations with Israel.
However, under pressure from Hamas and Egypt, PIJ agreed
to the ceasefire, and there were no more rocket or missile
attacks on Saturday or Sunday. According to a PIJ spokesman:
<QUOTE>"After contacts between the Islamic Jihad leadership
and the brothers in Egypt it was agreed that a comprehensive
ceasefire will begin immediately. The Islamic Jihad will abide by
the ceasefire if the occupation (Israel) does the
same."<END QUOTE>
Israel has threatened further attacks on Iranian targets Syria if the
rocket attacks resume. Ynet (Israel) and Akhbrna News (Cairo)
Related Articles:
KEYS: Generational Dynamics, Gaza, Hamas, Egypt, Israel,
Palestinian Islamic Jihad, PIJ, Islamic Jihad,
Oman, Sultan Qaboos, Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas,
Benjamin Netanyahu, Khaled al-Batsh
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This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
- Islamic Jihad agrees to Egypt-sponsored ceasefire in Gaza after night of terror
- Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) accepts the Egyptian-mediated ceasefire
****
**** Islamic Jihad agrees to Egypt-sponsored ceasefire in Gaza after night of terror
****
Smoke rises from an Israeli bombardment in Gaza on Saturday (AP)
Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) said that it's agreed to a ceasefire
with Israel mediated by Egypt after a Friday night of terror.
During Friday night, 34 rockets were fired into Israel from Gaza,
according to the Israeli military. It's believed that the rockets
were launched by Islamic Jihad, a terror group in Gaza that is a
separate entity from Hamas. Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile defense
system is said to have intercepted 13 of the 34 rockets. No Israelis
were reported injured by the rocket attacks.
In response, Israeli air force missile attacks struck 80 targets
across Gaza on Saturday morning, including Hamas's new headquarters
for General Security Services. Gaza officials say that nine
Palestinians were wounded in one of the Israeli attacks and a hospital
was badly damaged.
Gaza is under siege by both Israel and Egypt. Hamas, the nominally
ruling government in Gaza, has disavowed the rocket activity and
blames PIJ for sabotaging attempts to broker a long-term truce that
would lift the siege. However, Israel holds Hamas responsible for all
rocket attacks on Israel. Al Jazeera and Asharq Al-Awsat (Saudi Arabia) and CNN
****
**** Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) accepts the Egyptian-mediated ceasefire
****
PIJ official Khaled al-Batsh said that the rocket attacks
were made in revenge for Israeli attacks on Gazans:
<QUOTE>"The occupation could not have been allowed to kill
four peaceful demonstrators in Gaza and two in the occupied West
Bank for taking part in peaceful popular marches without
responding to the crimes."<END QUOTE>
However, an Israeli army spokesman said that Iran and Syria were
behind the rocket attacks: "Islamic Jihad fired dozens of missiles at
Israel under the guidance of Iran and Syria. These incidents show the
dangers threatening the State of Israel."
PIJ was actually formed in the late 1970s, and was inspired by Iran's
Islamic Revolution. PIJ and Hamas are both Sunni Muslim terror
organizations, but PIJ has always had a much closer relationship with
Iran than Hamas has had.
Israeli security officials believe that PIJ is supplied with
money and weapons from Iran, and also takes orders from Iran.
These officials believe that Iran was influenced by two events
in the last week to order PIJ to make the rocket attacks.
One event was a surprise visit by Israel's prime minister Benjamin
Netanyahu to Oman, meeting Oman's leader Sultan Qaboos. This meeting
came shortly after a similar meeting by Palestinian Authority
president Mahmoud Abbas. Sultan Qaboos' objective was to initiate a
new dialog between the two parties, which might have shut Iran and
Hamas out.
The second event was word that Hamas and Egypt have finally agreed to
the terms to restore calm in Gaza, more or less under the same
parameters put in place after 2014 summer war between Israel and Hamas
in Gaza.
PIJ has its own reasons to launch the rocket attacks -- unlike Hamas,
it opposes any peace negotiations with Israel.
However, under pressure from Hamas and Egypt, PIJ agreed
to the ceasefire, and there were no more rocket or missile
attacks on Saturday or Sunday. According to a PIJ spokesman:
<QUOTE>"After contacts between the Islamic Jihad leadership
and the brothers in Egypt it was agreed that a comprehensive
ceasefire will begin immediately. The Islamic Jihad will abide by
the ceasefire if the occupation (Israel) does the
same."<END QUOTE>
Israel has threatened further attacks on Iranian targets Syria if the
rocket attacks resume. Ynet (Israel) and Akhbrna News (Cairo)
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- Israel will close crossing point to Gaza in retaliation for incendiary kites (10-Jul-2018)
- Israel hopeful that Egypt's mediation has ended Gaza violence - for now (01-Jun-2018)
- Channeling Sisyphus, Trump and Abbas say Mideast peace not as hard as it looks (04-May-2017)
KEYS: Generational Dynamics, Gaza, Hamas, Egypt, Israel,
Palestinian Islamic Jihad, PIJ, Islamic Jihad,
Oman, Sultan Qaboos, Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas,
Benjamin Netanyahu, Khaled al-Batsh
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