Yoni Ben Menachem's Blog - נושא: hamas

Iran is strengthening its control over the Islamic Jihad

8 March 2023

The Islamic Jihad movement finished the process of internal elections and elected Ziyad Al-Nakhala for a second term as the movement’s secretary general.
Ziyad Al-Nakhala is the representative of Iran and his victory in the internal elections guarantees the continuation of Iran’s control of the movement which is the second largest terrorist organization in the Gaza Strip and which has established a large outpost for itself in the north of the West Bank.

The American security plan is destined to fail

7 March 2023

Senior officials in Fatah claim that the American security plan to restore security in the West Bank is destined to fail and the PA will not be able to carry it out.
The events in Hawara severely damaged the prospects for security coordination between Israel and the PA and the calming of the area, and Hamas continues to heat up the atmosphere ahead of Ramadan.

The Hawara and Aqaba events weakened the PA

6 March 2023

The meeting in Aqaba and the events in Hawara earned the PA international support but weakened its position even more on the Palestinian street.

The PA is examining the possibility of returning to the method of establishing guard committees in villages and towns to deal with the settlers.

Terrorism is spreading to Tulkarm

2 March 2023

The Palestinian terrorist octopus continues to send arms to the north of the West Bank and has also reached the city of Tulkarm.
The PA has not yet begun to implement the American security plan to fight terrorism, it will take a few months and Israel will have to deal with the armed terrorist groups on its own.

Fear of the collapse of the Aqaba meeting understandings

1 March 2023

Egypt, Jordan and the PA fear the collapse of the results of the security meeting in Aqaba and that Israel will not keep the promises it made during the meeting. Senior officials in Israel say that the fear is that the PA will not fight against terrorism and that the expected attacks towards the month of Ramadan are the ones that could torpedo the understandings reached at the meeting.

Terror sets the agenda

28 February 2023

The security situation is deteriorating in northern Samaria and it is the terrorist groups that set the agenda for the month of Ramadan.

The IDF must take the initiative and launch an extensive military operation against the terrorist groups in northern Samaria.

The security meeting in Aqaba is a waste of time

27 February 2023

The security meeting in Aqaba is intended to please the US and Arab countries, PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has no intention of confronting the armed terrorist groups in the northern West Bank.
The IDF will reduce its arrest activity in the West Bank ahead of Ramadan, but it cannot trust the PA in everything related to the war on terror, yesterday’s murderous attack in the town of Hawara is the best proof of this.

International meeting in Aqaba to prevent violence in Ramadan

26 February 2023

The US is initiating a regional meeting in Aqaba to reach an agreement on a series of measures aimed at bringing calm during the month of Ramadan.
The PA agreed to the new American security plan to fight terrorism, but in Israel there is great skepticism about the chances of the success of the meeting in Aqaba.

The operation in Nablus is further proof of the capabilities of the IDF

25 February 2023

The IDF continues successful counter-terrorism operations in Judea and Samaria and sends a message to the terrorist organizations that its hand is long and will reach everywhere.
However, the terrorist organizations are determined to bring about a new intifada in the near future and the IDF may have difficulty preventing this.

Hamas’ plan to escalate in Ramadan

24 February 2023

The Palestinian terrorist organizations prepared a plan for an all-out confrontation with Israel during the month of Ramadan to bring about a new intifada.
The Israeli challenge will be to disrupt this move and land a strong blow on the heads of the terrorist organizations, so that this scenario does not repeat itself every year in the month of Ramadan.