What has changed in this escalation?

The Gazans have a lot to lose

One week before the end of Ramadan, Gaza is not significantly helping the wave of terrorism - and Israeli Arabs are also staying indoors and celebrating Ramadan peacefully.

The lack of significant provocation on the part of Israelis in Jerusalem, a significant response to the launching of rockets from the Gaza Strip and the use of economic pressure on the residents - are delaying the next escalation

Avi Issacharoff

24/04/2022

Sunday, April 24, 2022, 11:30 p.m.

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Attack on Hamas military installations in the Gaza Strip, April 21, 2022 (IDF Spokesman)

It was not Hamas that launched the rockets to Israel over the weekend, but Islamic Jihad, but it was the terrorist organization that allowed the shooting with "closing one's eyes" as a warning sign.

So what has changed tonight?

A week before the end of Ramadan, Gaza has not joined the security escalation efforts, and more importantly - Israeli Arabs are staying indoors celebrating Ramadan and Iftar peacefully.

The masses do not join in - not in the Arab cities, not in Judea and Samaria - and not even in the Gaza Strip.

Although Hamas held several processions inside and launched several rockets, Israel eventually achieved its goal - not to return to the "wall guard" catastrophe, in which all the cities involved were burned.

The entry of RAAM also played a part in suppressing the violence, despite the stuttering of the party. The police outlined for it, Itamar Ben Gvir did not rage on the streets of Jerusalem to create provocation - and in response Hamas does not join the battle and Gaza stays out of the game.

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Military training for the conflict in Gaza, last week (Photo: IDF Spokesman)

Military training for the conflict in Gaza, last week (Photo: IDF Spokesman)

And here comes the Israeli response, which is the interesting development in the sector.

Israel does not respond automatically, as it has done to date.

So far, every time a rocket has been fired, the IDF has fired on the makeshift wooden positions set up by Hamas, destroyed them, and in fact does nothing. For a false attack on Hamas positions.

Military training for the conflict in Gaza, last week (Photo: IDF Spokesman)

Therefore, within Gaza the loss will be greater.

When 12,000 Gazan citizens go to work in Israel and earn a significantly higher salary compared to what they can earn in the Gaza Strip, there is suddenly something to lose.

While this is not what will prevent Islamic Jihad from escalating the campaign and trying to drag Hamas in, this lever of pressure, of 100,000 families fearing to lose their headquarters, may tip the scales.

However, alongside the quiet that Israel is buying, there is a huge risk.

With the influx of thousands of Gazans into Israel, it is possible, for example, to gather intelligence for the next escalation, to transfer money to Israeli Arabs who are cooperating with Hamas - and even terrorist attacks on Israeli territory.

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