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In Gaza, COVID-19 Creates Space for Israeli-Hamas Cooperation
Apr 23, 2020 | 17:09 GMT
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Highlights
- COVID-19 and the global economic recession are helping construct a new type of compartmentalized pragmatism between Hamas and Israel.
- Israel’s new unity government will strive to avoid a costly military operation in Gaza as it struggles to manage the economic blow of the health crisis.
- The need for Israel’s medical support to manage Gaza’s own COVID-19 outbreak, and the potential for reduced economic aid from Qatar, will also deter Hamas from escalating tensions.
- There remains a risk of escalation, however, should anti-Israel sentiment in Gaza prompt protests along the Israeli border or additional attacks from other Islamist militants in the region.
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