Ahead of a national election in two weeks, the Israeli leader must decide whether to confront Hamas further or work at calming tensions.
By Ruth Eglash and Ruth Eglash Reporter covering Israel and the Palestinian territories Email Bio Follow Loveday Morris Loveday Morris Jerusalem bureau chief covering the Middle East Email Bio Follow March 26 at 11:30 AM JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned home from Washington on Tuesday to a torrent of criticism from his rivals that he has acquiesced to Hamas militants as an uneasy calm took hold in southern Israel after a night of airstrikes and rocket fire.
Now, with two weeks to go until Israelis head to the polls on April 9, Netanyahu must decide whether to confront Hamas further or work at calming tensions. Egyptian mediators have been attempting for months to broker a long-term deal between Israel and Hamas to ease restrictions on Gaza in return for calm.Last year, the Israeli leader’s decision to reach a cease-fire with Hamas after a similar flare-up almost led to the collapse of his government.
Israelis in major towns and cities in the south were ordered to keep children home from school, and access roads around the Gaza Strip remained closed. Gaza’s border crossings with Israel also were closed Tuesday. Meir said that this time, however, the situation was more delicate because of the forthcoming elections and because of mass demonstrations planned by Gazans on Saturday to mark the first anniversary of the start of the Great March of Return, a protest campaign that has drawn thousands to the border fence with Israel each week.
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