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Israeli intelligence officials have linked the violence in Israel’s capital to Friday night’s Gaza rocket barrage, and the subsequent rocket fire on Saturday night. They expressed concern that Israeli attacks on Gaza will strengthen the relationship between Hamas and Israeli Arabs.
The Israeli army and Hamas have exchanged messages through intermediaries, the gist of which is that if Hamas refrains from additional rocket fire, Israel will not pursue further retaliation.
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Top Israeli officials in security assessment meeting, today.
After the security assessment, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed the officials to prepare for every scenario. Netanyahu has also called for “a calming of tempers on all sides.”