Gaza explosions add new theatre of conflict to regional tinderbox

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Published: 19 February 2018

Last updated: 4 March 2024

In latest skirmishes, Hamas explosion sets of tit-for-tat exchange with Israeli forces but highlights Palestinian group’s basic weakness

Hamas may wish to emulate Hezbollah, but Gaza is no Lebanon (Times of Israel)
AVI ISSACHAROFF Palestinian terror group acknowledges its weak position by avoiding escalation of violence over IDF airstrikes, trying to earn points by saying it 'banished' IAF jets

Rocket fired from Gaza lands in Sha’ar Hanegev (Times of Israel)
Projectile falls in open area amid escalating tensions on border; no reports of casualties or damage

IDF forces strike Hamas targets, no rockets fired on Israel (Jerusalem Post)
After an intense Saturday, IDF forces strike 18 Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip. Air sirens heard in cities and councils close to the operations yet no rockets were fired on Israel.

Photo: Israeli army soldiers stand near the site of the explosion by the Gaza border, February 17 (Eliyahu Hershkovitz)