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Hamas Rocket Attack from Gaza Provoked Major Israeli Policy Shift
(Ynet News) Alex Fishman - When Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar gave the order to fire rockets at Jerusalem on May 10, he failed to see that this would lead to a fundamental shift in Israeli policy on Gaza. Due to his miscalculation, Israel is now transferring only limited amounts of humanitarian aid and fuel to Gaza. In the days preceding the fighting, Israel was still conducting talks with Hamas on a wide arrange of economic projects for Gaza including a new water pipeline, the construction of fish farms, the establishment of a large fuel reservoir to prevent future power shortages, and a jointly operated industrial zone at the Karni border crossing. All of these projects have now been canceled. During the fighting, Israeli officials kept repeating, "What was, is no more." The true meaning of that is now clear. Moreover, the IDF is just waiting for the first rocket to fly as a reason to destroy Hamas' remaining arsenals.