Hamas security forces. Photo: REUTERS
Netanyahu Warns Hamas Of Harsh Israeli Response If Rocket Attacks Don't Stop -- Haaretz
PM's remarks, standing alongside visiting Canadian premier Stephen Harper, comes day after a rocket strikes Ashkelon and two other projectiles apparently fired from Sinai at Eilat.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Hamas and other terror organizations should beware of a harsh Israeli response should they choose to attack.
"If Hamas and the rest of the terror organization have forgotten their lesson they will be reminded very hard very soon," Netanyahu told reporters during a press conference with his visiting Canadian counterpart, Stephen Harper.
His remarks come amid an escalation along Israel's border: On Monday, a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip exploded near a school in Ashkelon, while two other rockets were apparently fired from the Sinai Peninsula at the southern Israeli city of Eilat. A day before that, Israel carried out a targeted attack on the Gaza Strip in response to another rocket attack the night before.
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Update: Israel PM threatens to teach Hamas a lesson 'very soon' -- AFP
My Comment: Even Egypt is warning Hamas to stop. I am surprise that Hamas is permitting these rocket attacks .... they are not in a position to confront Israel right now.
Update #1: It looks like Hamas is heeding these warnings .... deploying soldiers on the Gaza - Israel border to deter smaller groups from launching attacks.
Update #2: Hamas to 'preserve truce' after rocket fire into Israel -- AFP
Update #3: Hamas deploys forces near Gaza-Israel border to stop rocket fire -- Haaretz
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