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Spotlight on the Israel-Palestinian Conflict (July 2 – 9 , 2024)

The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center (ITIC)
10.7.24
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Spotlight on the Israel-Palestinian Conflict (July 2 – 9

The IDF focused operations on Shejaiya and Rafah in Gaza, targeting Hamas in UNRWA schools. Four soldiers were killed. Hamas continued rocket fire and responded to ceasefire negotiations. Humanitarian aid faced criticism of Hamas.

  • The southern arena: This past week IDF activity focused on the Shejaiya neighborhood in Gaza City and Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. IDF forces began operations in southwest Gaza and attacked Hamas terrorist facilities located in UNRWA school compounds. Four IDF soldiers were killed this week. The Palestinian organizations continued firing rockets at the cities, towns and villages surrounding Gaza.

  • The issue of the hostages: Hamas conveyed its response to the proposal for a ceasefire and the release of the hostages. Senior Hamas figures stated that the movement had shown “flexibility” and accused Israel of trying to sabotage the negotiations.

  • The humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip: The situation in the Gaza Strip and the treatment of the residents led to criticism of Hamas. The Israeli Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories reported that more than two million vaccines had been delivered to the Gaza Strip in recent months, as well as baby food sufficient for more than six months.

  • Hamas foreign relations: Senior Hamas figures held meetings to coordinate with Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and with senior figures of the “resistance front” and other Palestinian organizations.

  • The “day after:” Hamas expressed opposition to the presence of foreign forces to administer the Strip. According to reports, Hamas and Fatah agreed to meet in China to renew the internal-Palestinian dialogue.

  • Israel, Judea and Samaria: An IDF soldier stabbed to death by an Israeli Arab in a shopping mall in Karmiel. An Israeli civilian was injured in a vehicle ramming attack in Asael and an Israeli civilian was shot and wounded in an attack near Nablus. The Israeli security forces continued their counterterrorism activities in Judea and Samaria, focusing most of their activity on Jenin and Tulkarm.

  • The Palestinian Authority: Mahmoud Abbas spoke with the new British prime minister and called on him to recognize a Palestinian state.

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