Israel accuses Islamic Jihad of obstructing Gaza truce
Israel is accusing the Palestinian Islamic Jihad of seeking to destabilize the security situation in Gaza in a bid to obstruct the Egyptian-brokered understanding concluded with Hamas.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israeli military spokesman Avichay Adraee accused the Palestinian Islamic Jihad of planning an attack on the Gaza border, saying in an April 5 Facebook post that such attempts would destabilize the Gaza Strip and obstruct projects to improve life there.
Israeli security forces reported on April 1 that by monitoring several members of the Islamic Jihad military wing in several locations along the border fence between the Gaza Strip and Israel, the Israeli intelligence services gathered information indicating that the Islamic Jihad wants to conduct a series of attacks against Israel to upset the Egyptian-brokered understanding between Hamas and Israel reached in late March to stop the violence along the border with the Gaza Strip.
While the Islamic Jihad denied such reports, Israeli security sources claimed that the movement was behind the March 31 launching of five rockets at Israeli areas adjacent to the Gaza Strip.
After the Israeli army killed four citizens and wounded more than 300 during the demonstrations held March 30 to mark the first anniversary of the great march of return, the Islamic Jihad stated that it was assessing the situation.
