An Israeli airstrike killed the father of an Al Jazeera correspondent in Jabalia, while Houthi rebels launched a missile on a ship scheduled to dock in Ashdod. In the West Bank, Israeli forces executed a Palestinian boy in Tubas in cold blood.
Israel continued to pound Gaza with airstrikes for the 6th day Thursday. Settler violence in the West Bank claimed five lives, while calls for ceasefire are overshadowed by brazen U.S. support for Israel’s assault on Gaza.
As the ruling power in Gaza, Hamas has had to balance its governmental responsibilities with its commitment to resistance. It has done so by delegating resistance to other factions and adopting the “unity of fields” strategy.