ian ▁crowd ▁ch asing ▁many ▁away . ▁▁ 5 ▁May ▁Six ▁Ham as ▁oper atives ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁an ▁explos ion ▁in ▁De ir ▁al - Bal ah . ▁A ▁statement ▁by ▁Ham as ' ▁military ▁wing ▁bl amed ▁Israel ▁– ▁stating ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁" hein ous ▁crime ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁committed ▁against ▁[ its ] ▁f igh ters ". ▁The ▁ID F ▁sp ok esp erson ▁stated ▁that ▁" the ▁ID F ▁is ▁not ▁involved ▁in ▁this ▁incident ▁in ▁any ▁way ". ▁A ▁Palest in ian , ▁a ▁source ▁for ▁Ha aret z , ▁said ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁" an ▁explos ion ▁resulting ▁from ▁the ▁handling ▁of ▁explos ives ▁inside ▁a ▁building ". ▁ ▁The ▁ID F ▁struck ▁a ▁Ham as ▁out post ▁in ▁northern ▁Gaz a ▁which ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁launch ▁burning ▁objects ▁at ▁Isra eli ▁territory . ▁Maj ▁Av ich ai ▁Ad ra ee ▁twe et ed ▁" Att ack ▁k ites ▁are ▁not ▁a ▁k ids ' ▁game ▁and ▁we ▁don ' t ▁see ▁it ▁that ▁way . ▁Ham as ▁is ▁using ▁you ▁[ G az ans ] ▁and ▁is ▁pushing ▁you ▁toward ▁the ▁circle ▁of ▁terror ism ," ▁while ▁Sh ai ▁H aj aj , ▁head ▁of ▁Mer hav im ▁Regional ▁Council ▁in ▁southern ▁Israel , ▁said ▁" When ▁the ▁courts ▁in ▁Jerusalem ▁are ▁discuss ing ▁pet itions ▁from ▁left - wing ▁organizations ▁to ▁tie ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁the ▁soldiers ▁standing ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁Gaz a ▁protest ers ▁who ▁want ▁to ▁break ▁through ▁the ▁f