There were no injuries, but the farmers’ car was riddled with bullets in a Palestinian Jihad attack. PIJ relies on the Egyptians for money and logistics. Like Hamas, PIJ is a remote offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood (a major Egyptian opposition group likely to rise to power in democratic elections) and Egyptian Islamic Jihad. Hezbollah held a rally in support of the Gazans’ right to fire on Jews.
Hamas braces for war with Israel: its leaders went underground in Gaza, evacuating their offices. As usual, IAF will bomb empty shacks to convince the Israelis that there is no military solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Both Israel and Hamas need the ceasefire to be renewed, which will likely take place soon—unless the situation escalates out of control.
