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Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Netanyahu says Israel prepared to ‘act with force’ in Gaza
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterates that Israel is prepared to “act with force” against Hamas in the wake of the surge in tensions earlier today.
“Israel views the attacks along the Gaza border and on Beersheba with the utmost severity,” he says following a situational assessment on Gaza with his top dense officials.
“I said at the start of this week’s cabinet meeting that if the attacks don’t stop we will stop them, and I want to tell you again today that Israel will act with force,” he says.
The prime minister met with Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman, National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat, IDF Deputy Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi and Shin Bet chief Nadav Argaman near the Gaza border to discuss the situation in the Palestinian enclave.
The Times of Israel Community.