Hamas justifies its attack on Saturday, dubbed the “al-Aqsa Storm,” as a defense of the al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem. — A few weeks ago, I published some keys to understand why Israel and Palestine were immersed in offensives and counteroffensives permanently, but without officially declaring war. This Saturday, the Hamas terrorist group attacked several cities in Israel, causing the country’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu , to declare war .