border area has generally been quiet since the war, but has seen an increase in violence since President Donald Trump’s announcement in December recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.

However, any Israeli casualties could spark a fiercer Israeli response. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the incident “severe” and vowed to “respond accordingly.”

Later, Gaza officials reported a series of Israeli airstrikes against empty militant training sites. No casualties were reported.

Saturday’s incident comes amid rising warnings of a brewing humanitarian disaster in Gaza that Israel fears could spill over into violence.

Gaza, a tiny strip of land sandwiched between Israel and Egypt, has seen conditions steadily deteriorate. Hamas won legislative elections in 2006 and forcibly seized the territory the following year from the internationally backed Palestinian Authority. Israel and Egypt imposed abloodbaths.

The youth also has memories of people being picked up by the Army during their morning patrol to check for any live explosives in the bushes and under culverts. Ask anyone in Kashmir and they will tell you the code names of the army regiments — the 15th Punjab regiment, the Gurkha regiment, etc. They also have a fresh memory of the best of their lands in their villages turning into army camps overnight. These are the people who were forced by the army to salute them with the slogan ‘Jai Hind’.

The young generation has also seen the Army mercilessly beating the people of Kashmir for not hoisting Indian flag on their cars, bikes and even bicycles. Such was the grim situation in Kashmir that even selling or