Hamas threatened an escalation of hostilities if the Jerusalem flag march, rescheduled for Tuesday, takes place, the Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar reported on Monday. The report said that Hamas informed Egypt that the flag march would cause the situation “to explode” and the terror group would respond with rocket fire.
Israel’s new Public Security Minister, Omer Bar-Lev (Labor), said on Monday afternoon that the march will take place as scheduled.