Netanyahu vows Hamas to pay heavy price for killing of 4-year-old

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Hamas will pay a “heavy price” for the killing of the four-year-old boy in a mortar attack on southern Israel.

In a phone call to local Sha’ar Hanegev council head, Alon Shuster, Netanyahu said the IDF and Shin Bet would intensify their operations against Hamas and other Gaza terror groups until sustained calm was guaranteed for Israel.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement on August 20, 2014 in Tel Aviv. (photo credit: AFP/JACK GUEZ)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement on August 20, 2014 in Tel Aviv. (photo credit: AFP/JACK GUEZ)

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