Israel’s defence minister instructed the military to prepare for new strikes in the Gaza Strip ‘if necessary’
Israel’s defence minister signalled Friday that the military would stop its air strikes if Palestinian militant groups halted rocket attacks, a day after the deadliest Israeli raid in decades raised the prospect of a major flare-up in fighting.on Gaza overnight, residents of Jerusalem were on edge Friday morning as they waited to see what comes next.
The escalation in the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict created an early test for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new far-right government, which came to office as tensions with the Palestinians soared and has vowed to take a hard line. An uneasy calm prevailed around the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, revered by Jews as Temple Mount. Tensions at the volatile Jerusalem holy site has triggered violence in the past, including a bloody Gaza war in 2021. The site is considered both the third-most sacred site in Islam, as well as the site of an ancient Jewish temple that is the holiest place in Judaism.
Tensions have soared since Israel stepped up raids in the West Bank last spring, following a series of Palestinian attacks. Ibrahim Salameh, a 21-year-old smoking on the steps of Damascus Gate, said he had never been so scared. On Wednesday, he said, his teenage neighbour was killed as police entered the Shuafat refugee camp to demolish an attacker’s home.
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