Over the last 72 hours 12 Palestinians have been killed by the Israel Defence Forces. Two of those killed were children said to be playing near a rocket launcher. The other ten were named terrorists from Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. In response various militant factions including the El Aksa Martyrs Brigade (Fatah) have sworn retaliation. Does this mean that another violent bout is about to break out? It is possible that Israel has made a strategic decision to raise level of heat put on Terrorist factions in and around the Gaza Strip, using various methods, but usually boiling down to pinpoint military operations and surgical air
strikes. Israel, and its military must find the balance between the ongoing need to carry out Military ops and at the same time keep international legitimization. This can only be gained if restrictions on the crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip be relived. By doing so the International community mainly headed by the UN will turn a blind eye to attacks against the militants, even when there are civilian casualties (depending on the "collateral damage"). The priority should be given of course to humanitarian activities run by the UN, schools, building projects and so on. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported that due to a lack of paper for printers 350,000 books for children planned to go to school at the begining of Septenber won't have school books. If Hamas and the other factions that do Hamas's dirty work increase their offensive activities against Israel, the Hamas leadership will most probably find themselves targeted. In the past such attacks against Hamas leadership has generally been effective in deterrence. Its seems that the notion of suicide or "istishad", is good for the paupers, not their leadership. When Hamas leaders have been targeted personally they usually come to the conclusion that its work while to establish a "hudna", a religious cease fire.
strikes. Israel, and its military must find the balance between the ongoing need to carry out Military ops and at the same time keep international legitimization. This can only be gained if restrictions on the crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip be relived. By doing so the International community mainly headed by the UN will turn a blind eye to attacks against the militants, even when there are civilian casualties (depending on the "collateral damage"). The priority should be given of course to humanitarian activities run by the UN, schools, building projects and so on. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported that due to a lack of paper for printers 350,000 books for children planned to go to school at the begining of Septenber won't have school books. If Hamas and the other factions that do Hamas's dirty work increase their offensive activities against Israel, the Hamas leadership will most probably find themselves targeted. In the past such attacks against Hamas leadership has generally been effective in deterrence. Its seems that the notion of suicide or "istishad", is good for the paupers, not their leadership. When Hamas leaders have been targeted personally they usually come to the conclusion that its work while to establish a "hudna", a religious cease fire. Today seven rockets were fired against the Israeli town Sderot. One of the "Kassam" rockets hit 
a house, two women were reported lightly injured (usually that means in shock). The Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack and promised to continue the resistance. Earlier this week a rocket landed in a kindergarten, although empty at the time it sends a clear message what school children on both sides of the border have to look forward to when they go back to school in a weeks time.
a house, two women were reported lightly injured (usually that means in shock). The Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack and promised to continue the resistance. Earlier this week a rocket landed in a kindergarten, although empty at the time it sends a clear message what school children on both sides of the border have to look forward to when they go back to school in a weeks time.
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