700 missiles, 300 airstrikes 1 Gaza-Israel stalemate
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all it the war of the dates and the abaya.
Both are traditional gifts for Ramadan, and while one is eaten and one is worn, and one is relatively cheap and one expensive, they both require money for purchase.
When Israel froze $30 million in Qatari funds for Gaza last week, its Hamas leaders launched a war to keep the funds flowing. Ramadan started on Sunday, and the many people the terror group employs in Gaza were in need of funds.
The master extortionists of Hamas could not have picked a better time to press Israel. This week, Israel will commemorate its Memorial Day and Independence Day. Next week, it will host the international Eurovision contest, a mark of prestige for the secular government.
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