Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman accuses the Iran-backed Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist group — by name — of carrying out a recent mortar shelling of southern Israel, warning that Israel will do “anything we have to” in order to prevent future attacks.
“Friday’s shelling was conducted by the [Palestinian] Islamic Jihad, and we know exactly who was behind it,” Liberman says in an Arabic-subtitled video for the Facebook page of Israel’s military liaison to the Palestinians.
“We will do anything we have to to stop this. We will not accept ‘drizzles,'” he says, using a slang term for occasional rocket and mortar fire.
Liberman also warns the Hamas terrorist group, which rules that Gaza Strip, that it should “come to its senses” and prevent Islamic Jihad from carrying out attacks.
“But we well know who’s responsible for the launches,” the defense minister adds.
— Judah Ari Gross
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