Israel-Gaza clash: Why Hamas chose restraint
These are external links and will open in a new window/ Islamic Jihad and Israel fought for two days while Gaza's Hamas rulers stayed on the sidelines Last week's surge of violence over Gaza was notably different from previous cross-border fighting: Hamas stayed out of it and Israel did not target its traditional foe. Paradoxically it confirmed that Israel and Hamas - Gaza's main Islamist movement - are committed to pursuing strategic understandings to help keep the peace. The fighting started when Israel carried out what it called the ...
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