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Source: http://www.timesofisrael.com/when-support-for-hamas-drops-the-cannons-roar/
Hamas Responsible for Recent Escalation
(Times of Israel) Avi Issacharoff - It would be a stretch to say that the Hamas government in Gaza isn't the party most responsible for the recent escalation. Last Friday, someone on the Gazan side allowed a group of Palestinians to approach the fence and attempt to lay explosives. Someone also looked the other way when a rocket was fired last week at Ashkelon. On Tuesday, someone allowed men from the Popular Resistance Committees (which has been known to cooperate with Hamas) to fire into Israel. Hamas wouldn't mind a bit of a scrap with Israel to help it recapture some of its rapidly declining popularity in Gaza. It's a gamble on Hamas' part: clashes have a way of spiraling out of control.