Israel’s military liaison to the Palestinians warns Gazans that the army will not tolerate riots along the security fence, after four soldiers were injured Saturday by an improvised explosive device that was apparently placed there during such a demonstration.
“Violent riots on the Gaza border cross a red line. You must stop them before the IDF responds to them in a far more serious way,” Maj. Gen. Yoav Mordechai tells Palestinians in an Arabic video on social media.
The general, whose formal title is coordinator of government activities in the territories, or COGAT, notes that in recent months “15 people have been killed and 400 people have been injured” in these protests by Israeli troops on the border.
Mordechai tells Palestinians they are being exploited by Hamas and other terrorist groups.
“We know that the violent clashes on the border are used as cover for terrorist activity, as happened last Saturday. And we will not allow such an event to happen again,” he says.
— Judah Ari Gross
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