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Comment and Opinion

Haaretz: Hamas, Islamic Jihad Just Rewrote the Rules – and the Next Gaza War Is Staring Israel in the Face, by Amos Harel

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The night of exchanges of fire on the Gaza border indicates a fundamental change in the security situation there. Israel and Hamas are now in a completely different reality than the one that prevailed in the Gaza Strip for almost four years since the end of Operation Protective Edge.

The main achievement of that operation from Israel’s point of view – relative calm that gradually restored a sense of security to those living near the Gaza border – is eroding. It has been replaced by violent demonstrations, riddled with casualties on the Palestinian side, burning kites that torch Israeli fields and groves, and now rockets and mortars.

Read the full article at Haaretz.