Israel has reportedly threatened to abandon the existing Gaza Strip ceasefire if the leadership of Islamic Jihad follows through on planned Sunday visits. The group’s two leaders were planning to visit at the same time as Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal’s first visit.
For the group it’s likely about avoiding being upstaged by Meshaal’s heavily publicized “first ever” visit, but Israel is saying that if the visit is followed through on, they will consider the truce ended.
The ceasefire has been in place for 22 days, and despite Israel repeatedly saying they are ready to restart the war at any time, so far it has held with surprisingly few incidents.
Israel’s Defense Ministry has so far refused to comment on the threat publicly, making it difficult to gauge how serious it is, or if it is simply part of the usual background noise of threats that come out of the Israeli government so close to an election.
How does america feels now after assisting the zionist in stealing Palestinian land and now getting shot in the ass for doing so by bibi.
Netanyahoo has been looking for a "reason" to get back to the business of genocide…this seems as good a reason as any…
Israel treats Gaza as a free fire zone. Israel thinks of these guys as important targets. It would be surprising if they don't try to kill them in air strikes, and surprising if they miss. That is why they never before visited. It would be a very bad idea to stand close to them during this visit.
So the green light for illegal settlements draws only mild displeasure from the west and no threats from Hamas to cancel the ceasefire, yet a visit by Meshaal means it's an an act of war and instant condemnation from Israels stooges in the west. If psychologists were to analyse the Israeli government, they would have a field day in trying to come up with new classifications to describe the unprecedented insanity and psychosis that exists in Tel-Aviv and Washington.