Gaza factions could resume rocket fire on Israel

“There is concern over symbolic solitary rocket strikes from the Gaza Strip as an act of solidarity with the Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, as we saw last weekend in Eshkol with the rocket fire carried out by Islamic Jihad,” he said, adding that, “If Hamas could carry out attacks in the West Bank, it would.”

Meanwhile, the security cabinet was to meet Tuesday at 3pm to discuss the escalation of recent days.

Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon said Tuesday that Israel would act decisively to end the violence.

“We are in the midst of an escalation, and we will take a firm hand to stop this wave of violence, including more widespread arrests than in the past and the demolition of the homes of terrorists,” he said following a situation assessment at the Etzion brigade. “The fate of any terrorist who raises his hand with a knife or uses a car to run people over is death.”

 

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