From the Liveblog of
Monday, October 29, 2018
PM: While Israel intent on preventing Gaza humanitarian crisis, top priority is preventing infiltration
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIsrael’s top priority in dealing with the ongoing violence on Gaza is to prevent the infiltration of terrorists into Israel and to prevent the situation from spiraling out of control, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says.
“We are acting first of all to protect Israel from infiltration by people who come to harm us — our soldiers and our communities — and who want to cross the border and kill our civilians and soldiers. We prevented it so far,” he tells reporters during a briefing in his Jerusalem office.
“On the other hand, we’re trying to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza,” he adds. To that end, Israel is ready to accept the involvement of the United Nations and of Arab countries in order to bring about a solution, he says.
— Raphael Ahren
The Times of Israel Community.