Why Hamas did not claim recent attacks on Israeli army
Hamas did not claim responsibility for a recent attack against the Israeli army at the Gaza border, which could be explained by the fact that the movement does not want to jeopardize the talks on the truce with Israel.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — At dawn on Aug. 10, the Israeli army killed four Palestinian gunmen who were trying to cross the border in the central Gaza Strip.
A statement by the Israeli military published by Haaretz on the same day said the four men were heavily armed with assault rifles, anti-tank missiles and hand grenades.
Israel Defense Forces spokesman Brig. Gen. Ronen Manelis said in the statement that "a very large attack" has been thwarted, noting that all four gunmen were wearing military uniforms and lashing out at Hamas for not making any efforts to prevent militants from crossing the border.
No Palestinian organization claimed responsibility for this attack on the Israeli army. Hamas did not praise it in its statement on the same day, asserting that the continued Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip is pushing young people to "react individually” against the siege.
