Ashkenazi: Israel won’t allow Hamas to use Gaza rebuilding to get stronger

After meeting his Egyptian counterpart in Cairo, Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi says Israel won’t allow the Hamas terror group to use the rebuilding of the Gaza Strip to build up its military capabilities.

He also say Israel won’t allow the rebuilding without a solution for the release of two Israeli citizens and the bodies of two soldiers killed in the 2014 Gaza war who are believed to be held by Hamas, according to Hebrew media reports.

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