Israeli Prime Minister Binyomin Netanyahu delivered remarks on Monday at the Air Force command center in response to the murderous attack at the Ramot Junction earlier in the day, as well as the ongoing operations targeting Hamas in Gaza City.
“This has been a difficult day in our war on terrorism. Two abhorrent terrorists came to a bus stop, shot at a bus and murdered six of our dear citizens. I send condolences to the families, and I also send best wishes for a speedy recovery to those who were wounded,” he said. “That we eliminated these two terrorists is not enough. That we will go after their supporters and accomplices is also not enough.”
Netanyahu emphasized that the fight must go further, declaring: “My directive is to forcefully go after the nests of terrorism. We have already eliminated the nests of terrorism in three refugee camps. We simply evacuated the population from there and flattened all terrorist infrastructure – and my directive is to do this in additional terrorist nests.”
Turning to the IDF’s operations against Hamas, he noted: “I am here at the Air Force command center. A few days ago, I promised you that we would bring down the terrorist high-rises in Gaza. This is exactly what we are doing. In the last two days, 50 such high-rises have fallen; the Air Force took them down.”
He explained that this stage of the campaign is only the prelude to what is to come. “Now, all of this is only the introduction, only the beginning of the main intensive operation – the ground incursion of our forces, that are now getting organized and gathering, into Gaza City.”
Netanyahu then issued a pointed warning to those living in Gaza: “Therefore, I am taking this opportunity to say to the residents of Gaza, listen to me carefully: You have been warned; Get out of there!”
{Matzav.com Israel}
50 empty buildings while the terrorists are in revolving door prisons.