IDF Patrol taken under fire...1 soldier injured.

via IDF Blog.

Earlier today, December 24, 2014, a sniper opened fire on an IDF routine patrol on the Israeli side of the southern border with Gaza. A soldier from the Bedouin Desert Reconnaissance Battalion was injured in the attack. He suffered a severe chest injury and was evacuated to a hospital for further medical treatment. The soldier’s family has been notified.
In response, IDF air and ground forces targeted Hamas positions in the immediate vicinity of the attack. Israeli farmers have been ordered to evacuate the area for their personal safety until further notice..
“This attack, the second of this week, is a lethal violation of the relative quiet along the Gaza border and is a blatant breach of Israel’s sovereignty,” said IDF Spokesperson Lt. Col. Peter Lerner. “The IDF will continue to use all necessary means in order to maintain the safety of the citizens of southern Israel and will not hesitate to respond to any attempt to harm IDF soldiers.”

There are too many hotspots to adequately keep track of them all.  I've had one on the Israeli situation.  The current govt is in turmoil bordering on chaos (this is admittedly an outside view but I base this on the fact that a minister was just arrested on corruption charges and it appears that Netanyahu is having difficulty forming a new ruling coalition).

But the bigger issue is between the IDF and Hamas.

Its been under-reported but we're seeing an increase in these types of incidents.  Its almost a certainty that we're looking at the possibility of another incident that will lead to full scale combat.