Israel needs to stop Hamas before it gets worse – ANALYSIS

This is a bullet that should be a wake-up call to Israel’s political and military sectors.

Demonstrations took place at various points along the perimeter fence to mark the “day of the burning of the Al-Aqsa Mosque”.

But listening to the statements of Hamas leaders, it is clear that this was not just about an incident that happened 52 years ago.

It wanted more about Hamas and its leader Yahya Sinwar.

After eleven days of fighting between Israel and Gaza in May, Israel withheld hundreds of millions of dollars provided by Qatar to poor families in Gaza and salaries to Hamas clerks.

The terrorist group has threatened that if the money is stopped, it will again violence along the border. On Thursday, Israel struck an initial deal to distribute Qatari funds.

The money is expected to enter the Gaza Strip next week. In the coming months, about 100,000 families will receive $100 a month.

But feeding the needy families is not enough. The agreement did not include millions of dollars in wages paid to Hamas employees.

Spokesman Abd al-Latif al-Qanu said those who participated in the protests “confirmed that our fight with the occupation is open.”

“We have the power to defend the Al-Aqsa Mosque and break the siege of Gaza,” the Hamas official said.

“The continuation of the siege cannot be accepted and we will not accept the sluggishness and laxity of the occupation,” Al-Qanu said.

Israel remained silent despite rising tensions in the south.

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said the IDF would respond when times were favorable to Israel.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt-Gen. Aviv Kohavi reportedly agreed with the assessment that it was best not to respond immediately.

This could have been because the deal being negotiated by Egypt and the United Nations with Qatar was in its final stages.

Or it could be because Bennett is moving to Washington and has been invited to Cairo, and he didn’t want to risk escalating the situation.

Whatever the reason, Hamas thought it had waited too long. The rocket was fired which was a warning of what was to come.

Palestinian factions in Gaza warned on Wednesday that the rally would take place and the IDF are said to have strengthened troops ahead of the protest over concerns that it could turn violent.

And it did.

Riots turned extremely violent on Saturday evening, reminiscent of the 2018-2019 weekly “March of Return” border protests organized by the terrorist group in control of the Gaza Strip.

But this time, there was a critical failure by the IDF that could have been prevented.

The site of firing where Samueli was stationed was extremely vulnerable.

The army was not only able to see the crowd gathering; The window in which he held his rifle was too large, making the soldier an easy target for Palestinian firing.

Both Hamas and Islamic Palestinian Jihad saw what happened and found another weak point in Israel’s defense.

Although the IDF retaliated by attacking four Hamas sites in the strip, Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum said Israel “misunderstood the situation and ignored the message from our people and their resistance groups.”

Israel attacked Gaza to “hide its failure” and that the Palestinians “taste some of their fire to the enemy,” he said.

What should have happened during the ceasefire with Hamas? Is this supposed to be what Israel is given after brokers in a humanitarian deal?

The Bennett government that shot Samuel should wake up. Put out the fire before it explodes – again.