Hamas seeks to open new battlefront within Israel's borders
Hamas is urging Arabs of Israel to escalate their attacks against Israelis inside Israel, as part of efforts to confuse the Israeli army in the event of a war with Gaza.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — As part of efforts to avoid dragging the Gaza Strip into another military confrontation with the Israeli army, Hamas is working to move the confrontation with Israel inside its territories as a better means of confrontation than launching rockets from Gaza into Israel.
On May 5, which marks Israeli Independence Day, two Palestinians killed three Israelis and wounded several others using an ax in an attack inside a park in the town of Elad east of Tel Aviv
The attack came after Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar called in a speech before Palestinian dignitaries and elites on April 30 in Gaza for Palestinians to carry out operations inside Israel, whether with guns or white weapons such as knives or axes.
“Whoever has a gun should prepare it, and whoever does not have a gun should prepare his cleaver, ax or knife,” he said.
