On Tuesday night, a familiar series of events played out in the south, orchestrated by Hamas: The terror group launches incendiary kites and balloons, causing immense environmental damage; the IDF reacts by striking targets in the Gaza Strip, in this case in the Nuseirat refugee camp; and Hamas responds by sending a limited barrage of rockets at Israeli communities.

Everything goes according to the ritual outlined by none other than Hamas, which is setting the rules at this stage.