Egypt invited the leaders of Hamas and Islamic Jihad to Cairo to stabilize the calm in the Gaza Strip and obtain their agreement for a long-term calm.
Hamas conveyed a message to Israel through Egyptian intelligence that an extensive operation by the IDF in northern Samaria against the armed terror groups would lead to a violation of the calm in the Gaza Strip.
Despite the horrific murderous attack on Israel’s border with Egypt, there is no danger to the strategic relations between Israel and Egypt.
Israel sees the peace agreement with Egypt as an important pillar in its national security concept, the IDF and the Egyptian army will learn lessons and they are supposed to change the deployment of forces and security measures along the common border.
Shin Bet head Ronen Bar met in Washington with senior officials of the American administration and explained to them the security dangers in Judea and Samaria that undermine the stability of the PA.
The administration is concerned about the possibility of the PA collapsing and demands that Israel take steps to strengthen the PA, the problem is that the PA chairman has trouble helping himself.
Senior officials in the Gaza Strip confirm that the IDF’s “Shield and Arrow” operation achieved a temporary tactical deterrence and that calm will prevail on the border of the Gaza Strip in the coming months.
The main task of the IDF is to restore deterrence against Hezbollah and Iran without this leading to a regional war, this is not an impossible task.
The Palestinian political system began to engage in soul-searching regarding the fate of the PA and its future in Judea and Samaria.
The current Israeli government does not want the PA to collapse, it wants it to continue managing the day-to-day lives of the Palestinians in Judea and Samaria and be ready to resolutely fight terrorism.
The monster of Palestinian terrorism in Judea and Samaria is growing day by day, about 20 armed terrorist groups operate in Judea and Samaria and the Shin Bet estimates that the situation calls for a major military operation against the terrorist infrastructure.
PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas rejected the American security plan to fight terrorism and PA estimates that the escalation will continue.
Although the Hamas movement sat on the fence during the “Shield and Arrow” operation in the Gaza Strip, its popularity on the Palestinian street was not harmed and it even won the elections in the major universities in the West Bank.
Hamas claims that the Gaza street opposes rounds of fighting against Israel that damage the infrastructure of the Gaza Strip and that Hamas will launch a battle against Israel only if there is a threat to the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The Islamic Jihad has begun to restore its military capabilities that were damaged in the “Shield and Arrow” operation, its prestige in the Arab world has been damaged and it is planning a revenge against Israel that will restore some of its dignity.
The Palestinian street does not buy the explanations of the leader of the Islamic Jihad about the assassination of the military leadership of his organization, Israel achieved a temporary tactical and psychological victory over the terrorist organization.
The renewal of Israel’s policy of targeted assassinations surprised the terrorist organizations and shocked them, they are now busy hiding and preparing a response to Israel’s new policy.
Senior security officials are recommending to the political echelon to extend the policy abroad as well and to hit the terrorist leaders who operate terrorism in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip by remote control.
Hamas movement is now focusing on Judea and Samaria and is working to establish terrorist cells and encouraging the residents to embark on an armed intifada against Israel.
It is a strategic decision stemming from a desire to allow the Gaza Strip to rest from the rounds of fighting against Israel and out of fear of losing the movement’s civilian achievements.
Egypt invited the leaders of Hamas and Islamic Jihad to Cairo to stabilize the calm in the Gaza Strip and obtain their agreement for a long-term calm.
Hamas conveyed a message to Israel through Egyptian intelligence that an extensive operation by the IDF in northern Samaria against the armed terror groups would lead to a violation of the calm in the Gaza Strip.
Despite the horrific murderous attack on Israel’s border with Egypt, there is no danger to the strategic relations between Israel and Egypt.
Israel sees the peace agreement with Egypt as an important pillar in its national security concept, the IDF and the Egyptian army will learn lessons and they are supposed to change the deployment of forces and security measures along the common border.
Shin Bet head Ronen Bar met in Washington with senior officials of the American administration and explained to them the security dangers in Judea and Samaria that undermine the stability of the PA.
The administration is concerned about the possibility of the PA collapsing and demands that Israel take steps to strengthen the PA, the problem is that the PA chairman has trouble helping himself.
Senior officials in the Gaza Strip confirm that the IDF’s “Shield and Arrow” operation achieved a temporary tactical deterrence and that calm will prevail on the border of the Gaza Strip in the coming months.
The main task of the IDF is to restore deterrence against Hezbollah and Iran without this leading to a regional war, this is not an impossible task.
The Palestinian political system began to engage in soul-searching regarding the fate of the PA and its future in Judea and Samaria.
The current Israeli government does not want the PA to collapse, it wants it to continue managing the day-to-day lives of the Palestinians in Judea and Samaria and be ready to resolutely fight terrorism.
The monster of Palestinian terrorism in Judea and Samaria is growing day by day, about 20 armed terrorist groups operate in Judea and Samaria and the Shin Bet estimates that the situation calls for a major military operation against the terrorist infrastructure.
PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas rejected the American security plan to fight terrorism and PA estimates that the escalation will continue.
Although the Hamas movement sat on the fence during the “Shield and Arrow” operation in the Gaza Strip, its popularity on the Palestinian street was not harmed and it even won the elections in the major universities in the West Bank.
Hamas claims that the Gaza street opposes rounds of fighting against Israel that damage the infrastructure of the Gaza Strip and that Hamas will launch a battle against Israel only if there is a threat to the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The Islamic Jihad has begun to restore its military capabilities that were damaged in the “Shield and Arrow” operation, its prestige in the Arab world has been damaged and it is planning a revenge against Israel that will restore some of its dignity.
The Palestinian street does not buy the explanations of the leader of the Islamic Jihad about the assassination of the military leadership of his organization, Israel achieved a temporary tactical and psychological victory over the terrorist organization.
The renewal of Israel’s policy of targeted assassinations surprised the terrorist organizations and shocked them, they are now busy hiding and preparing a response to Israel’s new policy.
Senior security officials are recommending to the political echelon to extend the policy abroad as well and to hit the terrorist leaders who operate terrorism in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip by remote control.
Hamas movement is now focusing on Judea and Samaria and is working to establish terrorist cells and encouraging the residents to embark on an armed intifada against Israel.
It is a strategic decision stemming from a desire to allow the Gaza Strip to rest from the rounds of fighting against Israel and out of fear of losing the movement’s civilian achievements.
