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Thursday, December 13, 2018
PM said to send message to Hamas that Israel won’t accept West Bank violence
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu conveys a message to Hamas through Egyptian intermediaries that Israel will not be willing to accept a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip if Hamas is simultaneously orchestrating terror attacks in the West Bank, as has been the case over recent months.
Netanyahu also sent a message to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas demanding that the PA security forces take steps to prevent escalation over the Green Line, a senior official says.