From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Netanyahu: ‘Impressed’ Gaza border under control
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits troops on the Gaza border and says he’s “impressed that the situation here is under control.”
Netanyahu took a peek into the Gaza Strip from an observation post on the border and received a briefing along with IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot and Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon.
He says that Israel is trying to maintain calm in the West Bank, Jerusalem and the Gaza border, and that “I think that here it’s clear to Hamas that we consider it responsible for what happens in Gaza and for what comes from Gaza, and that we won’t tolerate violation of our borders or attacks on our territory or people. I’m impressed that this message has been well understood.”
Simultaneously with his visit, dozens of Palestinians threw stones and firebombs at the Erez Crossing on the northern end of the Gaza Strip and IDF soldiers responded with crowd dispersal means, Ynet reports. Palestinian media also reports clashes with the IDF east of the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. The Hamas Health Ministry says two Palestinians were injured by IDF fire.
The Times of Israel Community.