Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has instructed the Israel Defense Forces to “intensify even further” the military operation against Hamas and other terrorist organizations in Gaza. “The IDF is prepared for any option,” he says, stopping short of announcing a ground invasion into the strip.
“Hamas will pay a heavy price for firing at Israeli citizens The security of Israel’s citizens is first and foremost. Our army is strong, the home front firm and our nation united. This combination is our response to the terrorist organizations that seek to hurt us,” the prime minister says in Beersheba, where he held security-related deliberations with Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon, IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz and Sami Turgeman, the IDF’s southern command chief.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks as he chairs the weekly cabinet meeting on July 6, 2014 at his Jerusalem office. (AFP/Pool/Gali Tibbon)
“We are all united in the mission to hit the terrorists and restore calm,” Netanyahu says. “The operation will expand and continue until the rocket fire on our cities stops and quiet returns.”
The prime minister urges the public to continue following the Home Front Command’s instructions – “they save lives,” he says.
— Raphael Ahren
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