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Thursday, May 11, 2023
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Thursday, May 11, 2023
Senior Israeli official: Fire will be met with fire
Police and rescue forces at the scene where a rocket fired from Gaza hit and damaged a house in Rehovot on May 11, 2023. Photo by (Liron Moldovan/Flash90)
A senior Israeli official accuses Islamic Jihad of torpedoing ceasefire talks and says Israel will “meet fire with fire.”
“Over the last day, despite Egypt’s efforts to bring about a ceasefire, the Islamic Jihad launched a barrage of fire at Israel. In response, a fourth significant senior official in the Islamic Jihad was targeted, and the organization continued to suffer severe damage,” the senior official says.
The official says Israel will respond harshly to continued rocket fire.
“If the shooting at Israel continues, the strikes on Gaza will continue, including the continuation of the targeted attacks that exact other heavy prices from the Islamic Jihad,” he says. “Fire will be answered by fire.”
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