Ya’alon warns Hamas: Israel won’t tolerate attacks on its people

5 May 2016, 9:00 pm

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Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon warns Hamas that Israel will not tolerate any attempts to disrupt the lives of its citizens.

“Terrorist elements in the Gaza Strip need to know that if they try to disrupt our lives, they will receive a severe blow,” says Ya’alon at a service to mark the end of Holocaust Remembrance Day, after two days of tensions along Israel’s Gaza border.

“We will not tolerate a return to a routine of shooting and attempts to harm our civilians and soldiers,” the defense chief says.

“We will take firm action and with an iron fist, as we have in the past few days, against the terrorist organizations in the Strip, led by Hamas, which is responsible for the shooting and events in Gaza.”