Live UpdateFrom the Liveblog of Monday, May 10, 2021
Netanyahu: Israel will respond ‘with great force’ to Gaza rockets
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows a forceful response to the Gaza rocket fire.
“Israel will respond with great force. We will not tolerate attacks on our territory, our capital, our citizens, or our soldiers,” says Netanyahu.
“Those who attack us will pay a heavy price,” says Netanyahu, adding that Israel does not seek an escalation of hostilities.
He says the current round of fighting may last “some time.”