Published: 2 October 2018
Last updated: 4 March 2024
Amid spiralling Gaza violence, Bennett lashes government’s ‘failed policy’ (Times of Israel)
Israeli ministers exchanged barbs over the weekend over the escalating violence on the Gaza border, with Education Minister Naftali Bennett slamming the government’s policy on Gaza, saying it was insufficiently aggressive toward the Hamas terrorist group.
In a Sunday statement, Bennett, the chairman of the Jewish Home party blamed Defence Minister Avigdor Liberman for the continuing violence. Liberman’s coalition Yisrael Beytenu party swiftly responded by mocking Bennett’s “hysteria” and “jealousy.”
Fatah-Hamas feud could deteriorate into military conflict (Ynet)
After suspension of truce talks between Israel and Hamas regarding the Gaza Strip due to PA President Abbas’s veto, Hamas detained Fatah operatives and embarked on incitement campaign against Abbas as he prepared to speak at the UN. Egypt might give up on mediation prompting Hamas to escalate its violent actions and risk war with Israel.
Six Palestinians said wounded by IDF fire in West Bank clashes (Haaretz)
Two more are reported to have been injured as a result of gas inhalation
Who in Israel cares about another dead teen in Gaza? (Haaretz)
HAGAI EL-AD Israel has a fail-safe, copy-paste system for whitewashing the military's killing of civilians. Who knew there was a family or two nearby?
Photo: A Palestinian protester throws a stone toward Israeli forces during clashes along the border fence, east of Gaza City on September 28 (AFP/Said Khatib)
