#Al_Shifa_Hospital is in the headlines today. After two weeks of operations, the @IDF retreated from the location that can only be described as Hamas' northern fortress. From here, Hamas, together with the Islamic Jihad, planned, conducted, and executed their operations. Here's what happened. 1/6 The battleground. 2/6

This evening rockets were launched from #Gaza towards Ashdod. From a location the @IDF has yet to conduct ground operations. 1/4 After the launch the @IAFsite targeted the launch site. 2/4

In anticipation for Islamic Jihad and perhaps Hamas response. I want to share that I’m heartbroken over the loss of innocent civilian lives in the @IDF counter terrorist strikes overnight. Regardless of borders, each life is precious. 1/8 The complexity of these operations is immense. No matter how precise @IDF weaponry and intelligence are, innocents always pay a heavy price in the struggle to balance national security with the sanctity of life. Every possible measure must be taken to protect all civilians. 2/8

I don't know why @VICENews removed #Hamas leader Sinwar interview with @HindHassanNews. I've got clips of the video uploaded
First clip - Sinwar admitting he miscalculated Israel's response to his orders to "send a message" by attacking Jerusalem with rockets.
1/4 Second clip - Sinwar rationalizing the reason for declaring war on Israel from #Gaza
2/ 4

I've been asked by several friends what I think of the government communication strategy & activity of the #COVID19 #Crisis in #Israel.
I'll begin by saying that I believe that @netanyahu @moshebst & @IsraelMOH are really busy trying to save lives. Here we go.. Thread 1/ Any crisis communication plan needs to be based on four core elements: preparedness, strategy, execution, and evaluation. I'll try and give my two pence, based on my experience as an @IDF spokesperson in times of crisis. 2/

Analysis on #Gaza - #Israel situation:
1. Yesterday's violent cross-border riots were planned to escalate the situation. They resulted in 2 Palestinian deaths.
2. #Hamas proved it controls the extent of the riots after the last round.
(image Amnon Ziv) ...... > 3. Hamas is attempting to draw #Israel into a higher level of friction in order to increase its gains from the negotiations.
4. It's failures of the last year, civilian strife that continues, rift with the PA and the internal political pressures remain its core interest --->

Overnight IDF completed 2 complicated mission to locate the terrorists from Barkan and Ofra. During the operations the suspects were killed and accomplices were detained. (Thread) There are 4 components of the IDF counter terrorism operations in the West Bank.
1. Intelligence.
2. Operational access.
3. The security barrier
4. Coordination with the Palestinian Security forces.

Thread on the essence of failed diplomacy. 1. Weak words from the force that is supposed to ensure that #Hezbollah is neither armed or dangerous in southern Lebanon.
Why has UNIFIL not been more outspoken against Hezbollah.

https://twitter.com/UNIFIL_/status/1069942127277342720

2. The diplomatic disaster regarding the worlds inaction to prevent #Hezbollah, a terrorist army, from threatening a state member in breach on UN Security Council resolution 1701.

Thread following #Hezbollah attack tunnel digging:
1. Since 2014 the IDF received complaints from Israeli residents that were investigated and found no tunnels at the time.
Hezbollah has an operational plan intended on penetrating Israel’s border with the Radwan Force. 2. In order to prevent easy infiltration of the Hezbollah Radwan Force the IDF constructed a wall and artificial cliffs making the penetration much more controlled and creating potential killing zones to ambush the enemy.

#Hezbollah distributed a video this evening with explicit threats against specific locations in Israel. (Thread) This comes 24 hours after reports of a strike in Syria attributed to Israel apparently of Iranian targets. This report has not been confirmed by Israel. Remains of a Syrian SAM were found in the Golan this morning. The propaganda effort suggests something important was targeted.

1. Wow. @danawt reporting that the US Government is expected to announce at the beginning of September that the Administration will cease funding the West Bank operations of @UNRWA, will propose a new definition of refugees to coincide with @Refugees.

https://twitter.com/danawt/status/1033406125855653888

2. Here’s @UNRWA beneficiaries in the West Bank
809,738 registered Palestine refugees
19 camps
96 schools, with 48,956​ pupils
2 vocational and technical training centres
43 primary health centres
15 community rehabilitation centres
19 women’s programme centres

Thread:
People keep asking me why is #Israel negotiating with #Hamas. While Israel refuses to confirm its negotiating with the terrorist organization the reality on the ground suggests otherwise. Here are my thoughts on the subject. 1. The @netanyahu government doesn’t want another war with Gaza, Unless it will fundamentally change something on the ground. It appears that the leaders don’t believe that change will come from war.

After a long day on Twitter here are my thoughts about the #GazaReturnMarch - Hamas cynically picked today as the peak of the demonstrations for one purpose - to restore international involvement in Gaza for the plight of the peoples dire situation. Hamas in the past tried to gain this attention by launching rockets, attack tunnels and abduction. While those are still on the table, the new strategy is the border confrontations.