From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
PM praises IDF, Shin Bet for tunnel destruction
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praises the army and the Shin Bet for completing their work neutralizing “terror tunnels” in the Gaza Strip.
“This is a complicated operation performed by brave soldiers in difficult combat conditions,” says a statement released by the PMO. “I want to praise the Chief of Staff, OC Southern Commander, the soldiers and Shin Bet members, all of them full of combat spirit that brought about most impressive results.”
“The operation damaged the strategic array into which Hamas invested a massive efforts for years. The ability that Hamas prepared in digging these tunnels enabled it to kidnap and murder many civilians and IDF soldiers by a simultaneous attack from the many tunnels penetrating our territory.”
Netanyahu added that there is no such thing as a 100 percent success rate.
