Hamas: War with Israel could erupt within days

Al Hayat, an Arabic-language London-based newspaper, reported Sunday that the leaders of Hamas in the Gaza Strip are calculating that the chances of war with Israel are “at 95 percent” and assume it could erupt within days.

The paper said the military wing of Hamas has declared a state of the highest alert, evacuating its headquarters and various sites in the Strip, such as the border areas, and spreading its armed forces throughout Gaza strip to prepare to counter any Israeli military attack. Other Gaza resistance groups, including Islamic Jihad, were reportedly preparing in a similar manner.

Israeli jets have also struck the Strip twice in the last few days in retaliation for rockets fired from Gaza, one on Thursday night that caused alarms to go off in the Ashkelon Regional Council, and one on Friday night, when sirens sounded in the Shaar Hanegev Regional Council. Israeli military says Three Hamas targets were hit in response, two were part of a military facility and one was an observation post.