GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A senior security source from Hamas revealed to Al-Monitor that the movement’s field security forces in the Gaza Strip have foiled several attempts by various Palestinian factions — which he refused to name — from launching rockets toward Israeli cities and towns on May 29, in conjunction with Israel's flag march.
The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that Hamas’ security services had received orders from the movement’s political leadership to control the situation on the ground and not allow any resistance fighters to launch rockets at Israel, even if this required arresting them.
Meanwhile, Hamas’ failure to confront Israel’s recent provocations in Jerusalem seems to be sparking a debate among its supporters in the Gaza Strip, who believe that Israel has crossed the red lines set by Hamas regarding the flag march. In May 2021, the flag march sparked an 11-day military confrontation between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
The controversial event, also known as Jerusalem Day, marks Israel’s capture of East Jerusalem in 1967. Thousands of Israelis take part in the celebrations as they pass through Jerusalem.
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