PM responds to overnight rocket fire on South, vowing “nothing will be allowed to drip or accumulate”; Liberman says Israel should consider reoccupying Gaza; Hamas PM Haniyeh: We are not afraid of Israeli threats.
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Monday warned Palestinians in the Hamas-led Gaza Strip that Israel would continue to act militarily against elements who launch missiles and rockets at the country’s population centers.
Netanyahu’s comments came after six rockets were fired from Gaza into southern Israel overnight, prompting the Israel Air Force to respond with air strikes on multiple terror targets. The IDF Spokesman’s office said that, while the Islamic Jihad was behind the rocket attacks, Israel still holds Hamas responsible for all attacks emanating from Gaza.
“Yesterday, rockets were fired against our communities and we immediately responded,” the premier said. “My policy is to harm anyone who is trying to hurt us.”
Netanyahu said Israel would not permit a trickle of rocket fire to go unanswered. “Nothing will be allowed to drip or accumulate,” he said.
“We have acted and will continue to act against threats that are near and far,” Netanyahu said. “I believe that Jews must be able to defend themselves, by themselves, and to act with determination against any enemy that tries to harm us.”
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