Hamas Threatens To Escalate Attacks As Gaza Militants Trade Fire With Israel

[Purveyor]

By Associated Press,

JERUSALEM — Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers threatened to escalate fighting with Israel on Saturday after airstrikes killed several gunmen in the coastal territory, while Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel wounded one person and damaged an elementary school in the country’s south.

There are periodic exchanges of strikes between Gaza and Israel but this flare-up is the most serious in months. It started with an attack by a little known al-Qaida-inspired Palestinian militant group but has extended to drag in Hamas.

Hamas has largely stayed out of direct confrontation with Israel since a war more than three years ago although other factions have launched cross-border attacks.

An Israeli military spokesman said Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz convened “an urgent meeting” to discuss ways of dealing with a week of persistent Palestinian attacks. Gaza militants fired over 30 rockets and mortar shells on Saturday alone, bringing the week’s rocket tally to more than 150, according to the Israeli military.

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[pelsar]

1. oh....

hamas is now "threatening" to shoot more rockets?...i guess the assumption is, that they have the right to try to kill israelis with only a minimal response/none from the IDF..the kind that doesn't affect anything.

so whats their "beef" this time? the egyptians aren't opening the border for them? not enough tourists for their 2 five star hotels?

maybe the expiration date on kassams/grads were coming due

so they have a "hissy" fit and try to kill israelis. Thats a great policy......

[COLGATE4]

3. You can't fix crazy... nt

[Turbineguy]

2. Hamas and the US Republican Party

One trick ponies.