So much for the “white flag” from Hamas. Last night the Times of Israel reported that rockets were fired from Gaza into Jerusalem and Hamas has admitted to the attack. One rocket struck near Ramallah hospital. Thankfully no deaths or serious injuries were reported and the Iron Dome intercepted several of the missiles. These were the first reported rockets launched across the border into Israel since October 16. This proves yet again that there is no “ceasefire” in place that Hamas would ever recognize and it also goes to show that more work remains in Israel’s effort to completely wipe Hamas off the map. Yahoo News laughably refers to the missile attack as being “rare.”

Hamas has fired rockets on Jerusalem from Gaza for the first time in two months.

Air raid sirens blared shortly after 3pm as Israel’s Iron Dome anti-air defence system intercepted three missiles.

One rocket was reported to have landed near the Ramallah hospital.

Hamas has claimed responsibility for the first missile attack on the city since 16 October.

Does everyone remember how bent out of shape the media was after airing reports that Israel had supposedly shelled a hospital in Gaza, killing all manner of babies and doctors? Of course, that turned out to be yet more pure propaganda from Hamas. The parking lot of the hospital was the only thing that was hit and it was an errant terrorist missile fired from inside Gaza that did that damage.

Don’t hold your breath waiting for a similar level of outrage now that Hamas has fired on an Israeli hospital. In fact, I will not be all that surprised if another of these supposed “analysts” decides that Israel fired on its own hospital just to make Hamas look bad. We’ve seen them playing these games before.

Describing a Hamas missile attack on Israeli soil as “rare” is also completely laughable. The only reason that Hamas hasn’t been firing missiles since October 16 is that they’ve been a bit busy with Israel’s preparations for and eventual execution of the counteroffensive. They’ve been chased out of their holes and a lot of the potential rocketeers have been captured or killed. Now that the tunnels are being flooded, they may be running out of places to hide their missiles. In fact, it’s possible that they decided to fire this batch now just to avoid losing the rockets in the rising waters.

We should also keep in mind that rockets aren’t the only form of attack that Hamas continues to use in its effort to destroy Israel. One month ago today they claimed responsibility for a shooting attack outside of Jerusalem at the same time that they were demanding a humanitarian pause.

Hamas’s armed wing claimed responsibility Thursday for a gun attack near Jerusalem that killed a soldier, saying it was in response to the ongoing bloodshed in Gaza. The news came after Gaza’s main telecommunications companies Paltel and Jawwal said services in the enclave were down due to a lack of fuel.

Despite all of their demands and protestations, these animals that comprise Hamas cannot be trusted in any way. What’s the best way to tell if a Hamas spokesperson is lying? His lips are moving. (Insert rimshot.) They’re just getting desperate now because the reality is setting in that Israel means what they say. Bibi Netanyahu promised to destroy Hamas and the remaining fighters likely know their days are numbered. Iran will just have to find somebody else to give all of the money that Joe Biden keeps funneling to them.

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