This comes after the IDF returned to fighting in Gaza at the beginning of last week, and Palestinians in Gaza have begun to protest Hamas as their ruling power.
UAE President and US President discussed in a phone call efforts for reaching a ceasefire in Gaza.
This followed a protest dubbed “Intifada of the North,” which took place in Beit Lahiya, and saw hundreds of participants, shouting “Hamas out!”
Retired Supreme Court president Aharon Barak fears that Israel is headed toward civil war.
Defense Minister Israel Katz has made it clear that the IDF will continue its operations until “Hamas understands that the rules of the game have changed.”
Sources to 'Post': UN officials harmed by clearing landmines, not by Israeli airstrike • IDF strikes Hamas terrorists in Gaza in restrained second round
Hamas has claimed that Israel broke the ceasefire, but it is Hamas that sought to stall since March 1, when the first phase ended.
The air force attacks are designed to degrade Hamas's renewed military capabilities after it was leaked that the terror group has returned to a force of 25,000.
Military sources stated that Hamas leadership in Gaza remains in hiding, “and therefore believes it is immune, prolonging the situation.”
Adam Boehler, Trump's special envoy for US hostages and missing persons, held direct negotiations with Hamas to secure the release of American hostages, including soldier Edan Alexander.
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