Ya’alon calls for calm, says no interest in escalation of violence

Speaking next, Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon says Israel has thwarted a number of terror attacks and calls for calm on both sides, saying they have no interest in an escalation of violence.

He adds that the army has all the backing it needs to fight terror, which has not ceased since the Second Intifada.

 

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