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From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Hamas official hopes Israel invades ‘so we can kidnap soldiers’
Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri responded to the possibility of an expected Israeli ground incursion into the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, saying it would offer Hamas an opportunity to kidnap soldiers.
“As long as the occupation attacks, we’ll respond, and it will pay the price of its crimes. Our will won’t break,” he vowed.
“I hope the occupation makes this error and enters Gaza in a ground operation, so that we’ll have an opportunity to abduct soldiers.”
Abu Zuhri also said a meeting of Palestinian factions was expected on Tuesday, apparently in an effort to unify the various organizations.
