Hamas thanked Israel for allowing fuel into Gaza with another barrage of kassams and mortars.
Sderot residents found little solace in Defense Minister Ehud Barak’s call for Israel to exert “more and more pressure on the Gaza Strip” on Monday evening. Earlier in the day Barak consented to ease the near-complete closure imposed on the Hamas-controlled territory, authorizing the entry of humanitarian aid and a one-time shipment of diesel fuel to power Gaza’s electricity station less than a day after it was shut down.
Shortly after Barak’s pronouncements the relative respite in rocket attacks on southern Israel seemed over, with nine Qassam rockets and 13 mortar shells landing in and around communities in the western Negev.
I look forward to hearing the same people who have been whining about the “humanitarian crisis” for the past few days to come out against the rocket and mortars landing in southern Israel.
Mind you, I won’t hold my breath.
I have an idea. Take the remains of the Qassam rockets that have been fired into Israel by Hamas, fill them with fuel, medical supplies, and food, and fire them back to Gaza. This way everyone will accomplish their goals.