Hamas Strikes Again: Targets Critical Aid Crossing

By Tommy Wilson | Monday, 06 May 2024 04:10 PM
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Hamas Strikes Again: Targets Critical Aid Crossing
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Hamas, the Palestinian militant group, has claimed responsibility for a rocket attack launched from Rafah, a town in the southern Gaza Strip, on the Kerem Shalom border crossing.

This crossing is a critical point for the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. The attack resulted in several casualties, with at least seven people wounded, some of them seriously, according to Hebrew-language media reports cited by The Times of Israel.

This is not the first time Hamas has targeted the crossing. It launched a similar attack during the 2021 conflict with Israel, jeopardizing the flow of humanitarian aid to Palestinian civilians in Gaza. The timing of this recent attack is particularly significant, as it coincides with ongoing negotiations in Cairo, Egypt, concerning a hostage deal.

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Israel has expressed its determination to strike at Hamas's last stronghold in Rafah, irrespective of the outcome of the hostage negotiations. On the other hand, Hamas has stated that it will not release hostages unless Israel agrees to end the war and refrain from attacking its forces in Rafah.

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In response to the attack, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) closed the Kerem Shalom crossing, the primary conduit for humanitarian aid from Israel into Gaza. The IDF also retaliated with helicopter attacks on the sources of the rocket fire in Rafah on Sunday.

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The attack by Hamas has sparked alarm among Israelis. Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett expressed his concern on Twitter. Meanwhile, the Palestinian Fatah party, considered a "moderate" rival to Hamas, criticized the militant group for the attack on Kerem Shalom. According to Arab media monitor Abu Ali Express, Fatah accused Hamas of providing Israel with a pretext to attack Rafah.

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Joel B. Pollak, Senior Editor-at-Large at Breitbart News and host of Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot, is the author of the recent e-book, "The Zionist Conspiracy (and how to join it)," now available on Audible. He is also the author of the e-book, "Neither Free nor Fair: The 2020 U.S. Presidential Election." A recipient of the 2018 Robert Novak Journalism Alumni Fellowship, Pollak can be followed on Twitter at @joelpollak.

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