Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, on Tuesday evening, that Israel is currently experiencing the peak of the battle with the Islamic Jihad movement, vowing to respond to any retaliation by the movement, speaking of the possibility of fighting on more than one front.
Netanyahu’s statements came in a press conference he gathered with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Army Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, and the head of the Shin Bet intelligence service, Ronen Bar, in Tel Aviv.
Netanyahu stated that “these leaders (in jihad) were killed as a result of plans and information available to the Shin Bet service.”
He added, “We reached the three at one time before they carried out other operations.”
And he continued: “The principle that guides our work is whoever harms us, we will harm him with greater force, and no terrorist has immunity, so we harm all of them. We are at the height of the battle, and in the coming days we will see.”
He said, “The Israelis will have to show determination in the next few days,” indicating that the escalation will continue for a longer period.
And he added, “A week when I gave instructions to the Minister of Defense and the army to prepare for all scenarios of escalation, and the possibility that they would be on more than one front.”
The Israeli Prime Minister threatened the Palestinian leaders, saying: “Every escalation by you will be met with a decisive escalation by us.”
In turn, Gallant said: “A week ago, the Islamic Jihad fired dozens of rockets during the day at southern Israel.
He considered that this bombing is a challenge to the existence of Israel, and on the same day the security system prepared to eliminate the leaders of the Islamic Jihad.
He accused the leaders, who were assassinated by Israel, of being responsible for firing rockets from the Gaza Strip and major operations in the West Bank.
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2023-05-09 18:50:15
