There have been some unsettling developments in the Gaza Strip this weekend, suggesting a situation that many analysts had previously warned us about. Israel has been portraying the assault on Rafah as essentially being the “last stand” for Hamas, where the IDF would take out the terrorist group’s four remaining battalions of fighters. But yesterday, fighting broke out in Jabaliya and Gaza City in the northern part of the Strip that Israel had cleared months ago. The IDF was attacked in multiple locations. Some of the attackers may have been Hamas fighters that were missed in the original clearing efforts while others were clearly new members to their ranks. In either case, this appears to be a clear demonstration that more work will remain to be done even after Israel cleans out Rafah. (Associated Press)
Israeli forces were battling Palestinian militants across the Gaza Strip on…
