President Reuven Rivlin expresses full support for the cabinet’s handling of the Gaza operation.
“I trust the cabinet 100%,” he says following a visit to the family of IDF soldier Jordan Ben-Simon, who was killed in the fighting in Gaza.
The cabinet’s ministers “have all the facts they need to make decisions” about the Gaza operation, he says in response to a reporter’s question.
While he insists that “ceasefire talks are the government’s purview,” he notes that “it’s clear to all that we can’t return to a situation where Ashdod, Ashkelon and Beersheba residents are afraid for their lives.”
He praises Israelis for their resilience and for “doing their part in a remarkable way.”
Asked by a journalist if he senses international pressure over Israel’s operation in Gaza, Rivlin replies: “There has been international pressure on Israel throughout all periods and generations, from our enemies and our friends alike. But we have to explain to the world that our decisions must be made by us.”
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