Israel’s assassination of a suspected terrorist responsible for the missile attack Eilat in Gaza is the first fatal attack since a November cease-fire between Israel and Hamas led Gaza. It is widely seen as a warning shot to Hamas by Israel to get their affairs in order.
It seems that both Israel and the Hamas have a strong interest to keep the ceasefire agreement in tact even though the Hamas has a tougher time explaining why they want peace with Israel to their supporters who grew up knowing the Jewish state as the greatest evil there is.