For several weeks now, the Gaza-Israel front has been simmering. Balloons strapped with incendiary and explosive devices are set-sailing by Hamas towards Israeli villages, towns and farmlands, sparking numerous daily fires under the scorching-sun and risking lives. In response, Israeli fighterjets, unmanned aerial vehicles and tanks hit Hamas positions near-daily, all-the-while refraining from targeting Islamist militants to avoid a wider-escalation. In tandem; Mediators from Egypt and Qatar have not yet succeeded in resuming the ceasefire. What is behind this tension and could it escalate into a full-scale clash?
Guests Col. (Res.) Grisha Yacoubovich, Policy & Strategy Consultant & Analyst, and Dr. Ely Karmon Senior Research Scholar at The International Institute for Counter-Terrorism. TV7 Analyst Amir Oren. Host Jonathan Hessen.