Analysis
Spotlight on the Israel-Palestinian Conflict (October 1 – 8 , 2024)
The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center (ITIC)
9.10.24
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Spotlight on the Israel-Palestinian Conflict (October 1 – 8, 2024), IRNA October 3
One year since the October 7 Hamas attack and massacre: Senior Hamas figures marked the first anniversary of the start of Operation al-Aqsa Flood with messages “justifying” the attack and praising the Palestinian “resistance” and throughout the Middle East, alongside accusing Israel of committing “genocide.”
The southern arena: IDF forces began extensive activity in the Jebalya refugee camp and Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, alongside continued activity in the central and southern Gaza Strip, and attacks on Hamas facilities operating from civilian locations. An IDF fighter was killed fighting in the northern Gaza Strip. Eighteen rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory, including at the Greater Tel Aviv area, most of them on October 7, 2024.
The hostages and a cease-fire agreement: Yahya al-Sinwar, head of the Hamas political bureau in the Gaza Strip, renewed contact with Qatar after several weeks of inactivity. A senior Hamas terrorist rejected a proposal to exile the movement’s leadership to Sudan. The spokesman for the Hamas military wing warned that IDF activity endangered the lives of the hostages.
The Palestinian Authority prime minister announced the establishment of a national working party for reconstructing the Gaza Strip. Hamas and Fatah delegations arrived in Cairo to discuss the establishment of a “national consensus” government and the post-war management of the Strip.
A Hamas delegation met with the president of Iran. Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad congratulated Iran for attacking Israel with ballistic missiles.
The United States imposed sanctions on senior individuals involved in a network raising donations for Hamas in Europe.
This past week Palestinian terrorists carried out three attacks, murdering seven civilians and a policewoman. The Israeli security forces continued their counterterrorism activities in Judea and Samaria; at least 12 terrorist operatives were killed in an airstrike in Tulkarm.
The Palestinian Authority: The Palestinian prime minister met with the French foreign minister.
