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From the Liveblog of
Thursday, July 13, 2017
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, July 13, 2017
Netanyahu: We won’t rest until Oron Shaul, Hadar Goldin are home
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel “won’t rest until it fulfills the sacred mission of bringing back [the bodies of fallen IDF soldiers] Oron Shaul and Hadar Goldin.”
Speaking at a memorial ceremony marking three years since Operation Defensive Shield, the prime minister slams the “cruel enemy” Hamas for holding Israelis Avera Mengistu and Hisham a-Sayyid, who entered Gaza on their own accord but are said to be suffering from mental illness.
He says Israel was “continuing to boost its strength in defense and offensive,” and vowed that “quiet will be answered with quiet, but anyone who raises a hand against us will find a determined and powerful response. Our enemies know this. Our enemies in Gaza know this ten-fold.”
