Traders and businessmen in Gaza breathed a sigh of relief today (Monday) when the first truck entered the Strip through the Kerem Shalom crossing.
For them, this was the first positive signal from the ground that Gaza is slowly regaining itself, and that it is possible to begin to let go of the pressure and livelihood concerns.
Basic products, fruits and vegetables, equipment and fodder were brought in.
30 tankers made their way to the central power plant in Gaza and unloaded diesel and fuels in order to resume its activity, and to flow electricity supply to households and essential facilities that went into emergency mode due to the shortage created during two and a half days of continuous fighting.
Almost like in Israel, the rapid transition between emergency and routine is something that Gaza is well used to, even excels at.
Fishermen began to take out their fishing nets and prepare for work in the sea of Gaza, the owners of the bastas placed their goods in the markets.
The ATMs were filled with cash after they were emptied due to the closure of the banks, and policemen stood on the roads to direct the traffic of cars which only a day ago was relatively sparse in view of the attacks and launches.
At the same time, the funerals of those killed in the Alborij and Rafih refugee camps were paid.
Journalists went to take pictures in the area the day after, and curious residents came out to see with their own eyes the damage of the campaign.
Gaza residents take shelter during IDF bombings in the Gaza Strip, photo: AFP
The results of the IDF attack in Gaza, photo: TPS
As if the division between Hamas in Gaza and Petah in Ramallah was not enough, the latest conflict in the Gaza Strip revealed a few more aspects of the internal tensions between the Islamic Jihad and Hamas in Gaza.
The operation was called on the Palestinian side "the unity of the arenas" but in practice everything was there, except unity.
A Palestinian official, who spoke to Israel Hayom, said that within the military wing of Hamas there were sections that wanted to join the fighting alongside the jihadists, but the Hamas leadership did not think it was the right time to enter the campaign.
"There was pressure from within Hamas on the organization's leadership to participate in the conflict, and their argument was that if Hamas does not enter the fighting, it will lose publicly, and will be accused of treason and neglecting the resistance."
"Hamas hoped that the round would end quickly"
This is what actually happened.
Voices of criticism and harsh accusations have been leveled against Hamas, claiming that it is "silent while children in Gaza are being killed."
"The resistance lost, Hamas members are serving as mercenaries of Israel, Egypt and Qatar," it was argued against him.
In the photoshop that was distributed on the networks, the picture of the leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, was seen in the image of the former Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, and under his name was written "Bao Ki-Ismailon", as a mockery of the neutral position taken by the organization.
Islamic Jihad terrorists in the Gaza Strip, photo: Reuters
The house where the Jihad leader was killed after the attack, photo: 27 A
"Jihad, on the other hand, was given a place of honor as a resistance organization, and this contributes to the strengthening of its popularity. The thought in Gaza is that Jihad could not remain silent about the assassination of one of its commanders by Israel. The fact that he led the fighting and finally decided to end the round is very telling. which is an important force in Gaza. For the first time he is the addressee, everyone including Hamas is negotiating with him," said the source.
"Hamas hoped that the round would end quickly and that nothing would happen that would force it to join. The organization was afraid of losing its rule in Gaza. This was the only thing that guided it. Everything that is said that Hamas sat quietly because of the economic concessions from Israel and out of fear that they would cancel the permits of the Gazan workers - this is not true at all "Hamas thought that if he escalated, the public in Gaza would not forgive him and would not go over it in silence, because the situation in Gaza in the period after the guard of the walls, from a humanitarian, social and economic point of view, is catastrophic. People would not tolerate another war. They are exhausted," he explained.
Hamas's great fear of targeted countermeasures.
Hamas operatives in Gaza, photo: GettyImages
Added to this is Hamas' great fear of targeted countermeasures that Israel could carry out against members of the organization if the escalation escalated and got out of control.
The elimination of senior officials is an extremely sensitive matter for Hamas, and the fact that Israel initiated in its opening strike a targeted elimination against the Islamic Jihadist, also sends a warning to Hamas itself that any future attempt to connect the scene of Judea and Samaria and Jerusalem to the scene of Gaza, as they tried to do in the jihad, may cost him by eliminating his superiors.
Despite the tensions between the two organizations, Hamas is aware of the power and role of the second largest organization in the Gaza Strip, and wants it on its side.
The last thing he needs on his mind right now is to make jihad the enemy.
"To prevent its strengthening but also not to weaken it too much", these are the balances within which Hamas tries to manipulate.
We must not forget that in the past Hamas also used jihad and activated it when it thought it served it.
The organization may still want to keep this option.
The relative responsibility shown by Hamas in the last round may pay off for him.
Now he will be able to receive justification for economic relief from Israel, and continue on the path of "reducing the siege" and promoting economic rehabilitation in the Strip, which will strengthen his position as sovereign in Gaza and bring him public sympathy.
At the same time on another level, he will be able to continue to strengthen militarily, and in other words, enjoy all the worlds.
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