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March 16, 2020       Share:    

Source: https://jcpa.org/will-the-coronavirus-covid-19-quiet-the-gaza-strip/

Will the Coronavirus Quiet Gaza?

(Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) Yoni Ben Menachem - In recent days, since the coronavirus was discovered in the PA and Israel, there has been relative quiet on the Gaza border with Israel regarding the launching of explosive balloons, mortars, and rockets. Sources in Gaza say the quiet is related to the Hamas leadership's fear of the spread of the coronavirus to Gaza and the resulting dependence on Israel and Egypt in dealing with the pandemic. According to Hamas sources, the leadership will, therefore, keep the border with Israel calm for the near future. On March 31, demonstrations against Israel were to resume at the Gaza border; however, this is likely to be postponed.

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