Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the Palestinians are “determined to continue the conflict at any price.”
Speaking at his weekly cabinet meeting, Netanyahu criticizes the Palestinian leadership’s rejection of last week’s Mideast peace conference in Bahrain aimed at providing economic assistance.
Netanyahu says while Israel welcomed the US’s $50 billion Palestinian development plan, the Palestinians themselves denounced it and even arrested a Palestinian businessman who participated in it.
Netanyahu says: “This is not how those who want to promote peace act.”
Palestinian forces have since released businessman Saleh Abu Mayala.
He also defends the unofficial truce with Hamas reached over the weekend that saw Israel relieve some restrictions on Gaza in exchange for quiet along the border. Netanyahu says he is prepared to re-impose the measures if Hamas does not uphold its side.
“Last week we applied sanctions on Hamas, including stopping fuel, and if necessary, we will impose much tougher measures on them,” he says.
— with AP
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