Liberman says IDF destroyed Gaza ‘terror tunnel’ last night

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman says the Israeli army destroyed a “terror tunnel” in Gaza near a border crossing with Israel.

“Last night we destroyed a terror tunnel near Kerem Shalom,” says Liberman.

Recent flareups on both the northern and southern borders prove that the IDF “is ready for incidents, with no warning,” says Liberman at the weekly Yisrael Beytenu faction meeting.

“You can go on with your routine,” he tells residents of the north and south.

The defense minister is also reviving his call for the death penalty for terrorists, saying he hopes his proposed legislation — which cleared a preliminary reading in the plenum — will soon be brought to a security cabinet meeting to advance it further.

He reads out a judge’s minority opinion in a court case regarding the Palestinian killer of the Salomon family in the Halamish settlement, seeking capital punishment.

“This was a minority opinion in court but is the majority opinion in the public,” he says.

“We expect and demand this issue be brought to the [security] cabinet,” adds Liberman. “We very much hope it will be soon.”

— Marissa Newman