Security official warns chances growing of Hamas joining Gaza fighting

People take cover behind a wall as a building in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip is hit by an Israeli airstrike, targeting an Islamic Jihad commander, on May 12, 2023. (Bashar Taleb/AFP)
People take cover behind a wall as a building in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip is hit by an Israeli airstrike, targeting an Islamic Jihad commander, on May 12, 2023. (Bashar Taleb/AFP)

A senior security official warns that as the fighting between Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad continues, the chances of the Gaza-ruling Hamas joining the fray grow.

“The rope we’re walking on will be even thinner and the chance grows. We’re ready for the possibility,” the unnamed source tells the Ynet news site.

The official also says Israel will continue striking Islamic Jihad and says a ceasefire “is not currently on the agenda.”

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