Former military security official: Hamas will want to test new gov't

• Author: JERUSALEM POST STAFF
• Published date: 15 June 2021
• Date: 15 June 2021
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

Avivi warned that the flag parade could lead to a possible security escalation, as many others have said.

On Monday evening, a Hamas spokesman threatened that the March of Flags could spark a new round of conflict "to protect al-Aqsa and Jerusalem," and called on all Arab-Israelis and east Jerusalem residents to confront those participating in the march, according to a report by Channel 13 News.

"As far as Hamas is concerned, they will no doubt want to examine the new government," Avivi told 103FM. "We...