Welcome back my friends to the war that never ends:
Seven Palestinians, including a local militant commander, have been killed during a covert Israeli operation in Gaza, Palestinian officials say.
An Israeli soldier was also killed and another wounded, the Israeli military said, after a firefight erupted.
Palestinians said an Israeli unit travelling in a civilian vehicle had killed the Hamas commander.
It was followed by rocket-fire into Israel, while on Monday a Palestinian mortar hit an Israeli bus.
The bus in question:
This is the Israeli bus that was hit by a rocket from #Gaza. pic.twitter.com/fAbRaykolX
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDFSpokesperson) November 12, 2018
Initial reports say the vehicle was empty, although a 19-year-old was seriously hurt, Israel’s ambulance service said.
According to Palestinian sources, the Israeli unit was about 3km (2 miles) inside the Gaza Strip, which borders Israel, when it fired at Nur Barakeh, a commander of the Izzedine al-Qassam brigades, Hamas’ military wing.
The incident is reported to have happened east of Khan Younis, in the south of the territory.
A gun battle erupted and Israeli tanks and aircraft opened fire in the area, witnesses said.
We have struck 20+ Hamas & Palestinian Islamic Jihad targets throughout Gaza, including:
🔴Terror compounds
🔴Observation posts
🔴Rocket launching squad
🔴Additional terror targetsTerrorists in Gaza target Israeli civilians. We target terror.
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDFSpokesperson) November 12, 2018
Hamas did its usual “launching terrorist rockets at civilians” thing.
RAW FOOTAGE: The skies of southern Israel RIGHT NOW. Dozens of rockets are being fired from #Gaza at Israeli civilians. pic.twitter.com/Iu6QwzUo8l
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDFSpokesperson) November 12, 2018
So Hamas is attacking civilians, and Israel is hitting terrorist targets in response.
You know what the situation would be like right now if President Donald Trump hadn’t moved the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem?
Hamas would be attacking civilians, and Israel would be hitting terrorist targets in response.
It can’t be said too often: The “Middle East Peace Process” is all process and no peace.
Tags: Foreign Policy, Gaza, Hamas, IDF, Israel, Jihad, Military