“We showed them the smoking gun proving Hamas worked out of that building,” a senior diplomatic source said. — Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) May 13, 2021But in government-to-government diplomacy, Israeli officials felt that the situation was still good. “From an analysis the Foreign Ministry did [on Sunday], 80% of the 90 countries we spoke to in recent days released official statements supporting Israel’s right to defend itself. “We’re still in a positive place when it comes to our legitimacy to act,” the Foreign Ministry source added. "The terror organization Hamas deliberately places its military assets in the heart of the civilian population in the Gaza Strip.
