05-11-2019, 12:49 PM
** 05-May-2019 World View: Israeli-Palestinian violence in Gaza escalates
Israel has targeted and killed a senior Hamas militant commander,
violating the pattern that I described yesterday -- to avoid
casualties in order to prevent triggering a larger war, such as the
one in 2014.
Hamas had previously violated the same pattern, as four Israelis were
killed by missiles launched into Israel from Gaza. Benjamin Netanyahu
has ordered the army to continue bombing of sites in Gaza, and the
army says that it has struck hundreds of militant sites.
The assassinated Hamas commander was Hamed al-Khoudary, whose car was
targeted in an airstrike. The 34-year-old militant leader was
allegedly responsible for transferring money from Iran to terrorist
organizations in Gaza.
The violence is continuing, and it's certain that Hamas will do
something to get revenge for the killing of al-Khoudary.
An interesting side note: I heard an Israeli official on tv this
morning say something to the effect that the Eurovision Song Contest,
scheduled to take place on May 14-18 in Israel, might have to be
canceled, "because the lives of Israelis are more important that a tv
show." I got the impression that he would like to see it canceled.
---- Sources:
-- Gaza violence escalates after militants launch rocket attacks
https://www.dw.com/en/gaza-violence-esca...a-48605797
(Deutsche Welle, 5-May-2019)
Israel has targeted and killed a senior Hamas militant commander,
violating the pattern that I described yesterday -- to avoid
casualties in order to prevent triggering a larger war, such as the
one in 2014.
Hamas had previously violated the same pattern, as four Israelis were
killed by missiles launched into Israel from Gaza. Benjamin Netanyahu
has ordered the army to continue bombing of sites in Gaza, and the
army says that it has struck hundreds of militant sites.
The assassinated Hamas commander was Hamed al-Khoudary, whose car was
targeted in an airstrike. The 34-year-old militant leader was
allegedly responsible for transferring money from Iran to terrorist
organizations in Gaza.
The violence is continuing, and it's certain that Hamas will do
something to get revenge for the killing of al-Khoudary.
An interesting side note: I heard an Israeli official on tv this
morning say something to the effect that the Eurovision Song Contest,
scheduled to take place on May 14-18 in Israel, might have to be
canceled, "because the lives of Israelis are more important that a tv
show." I got the impression that he would like to see it canceled.
---- Sources:
-- Gaza violence escalates after militants launch rocket attacks
https://www.dw.com/en/gaza-violence-esca...a-48605797
(Deutsche Welle, 5-May-2019)
