Netanyahu: “Operation in Gaza is continuing and will need time”
Monday, August 11th, 2014 12:20:30 by Jamshed SindhuIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said this morning that the operation against Gaza ” continues,” that ” at no time ” has been terminated and that, in fact, ” take time and patience ” to conveniently close. If a week ago Likud leader said that the siege would not stop until you calm be accomplished via the south and Hamas tunnels were destroyed on Sunday used the same expression but to ensure that Net Protector remain active ” until it is fulfilled their goal: restoring calm for an extended period. “
His team went on Saturday and the Egyptian mediator which aims to achieve a truce between the two adversaries, despite the violence retomada- that will not negotiate anything until rockets stop the militias, an idea upset Sunday by the first minister. “We will continue taking steps to change the current reality and bring peace to all citizens measures,” he said, before asking his cabinet and citizens who are ” together, united and determined ” when it comes to ” complete the job “. A message sent to its members especially right-wing, such as Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, and Industry, Naftali Bennett, who advocate the strip hit harder to ” completely defeat” Hamas and Sunday morning have shown his critical views on the ministerial meeting.
Netanyahu’s speech occurs on a Sunday and leaving at least four dead in Gaza, according to the Ministry of Health of the strip. Two of them are children, a girl aged 13 and a boy of 17 attacks have occurred in Rafah and Khan Younis, south, and left at least 20 more wounded. The total number of fatalities in the 34 -day offensive totals and injured 1,918, to 9,840, the same source added.
A dozen rockets have been fired by Palestinian militants so far day into Israel, none of which has caused injury; most impacted open, but one that fell on a residential area in Eshkol council areas.
The Palestinian delegation in Cairo has confirmed that this will be in the Egyptian capital at least until tomorrow, to attend an emergency meeting by the Arab League. In the last hours was threatening to leave “any time “, given the lack of progress in contacts with Israel, accusing him of wanting to ” regulate ” the siege of Gaza and not ” lift “. The end of the blockade by land, sea and air that Israel imposed on Gaza since Hamas seized power in 2007 is the main claim of the Palestinian factions. ” Will not return to the situation prior to this race,” said a source from Hamas to Al Jazeera.
Violence persists not only in Gaza, but continues spreading to the West Bank. A Palestinian boy of 11 shot dead by the Israeli army this morning. It has happened in the refugee camp of Al Fawar near Hebron. The child, according to medical sources reported Maan and agencies like AFP, has been identified as Mohamed Khalil Al Anati. Several witnesses confirmed that Israeli soldiers who were shot in the stomach when he was at the door of his house. Apparently, a patrol came early in the field, for reasons that have not yet been clarified, and several neighbors began to protest against their presence on the fly. The child indicates his family was not involved in any altercation, but seeing what was happening on your street. Army sources confirm that Israel has opened an inquiry into what happened.
Since last Thursday, this is the third Palestinian civilian killed in protests against the occupation. Rise to 18 those killed in clashes with total since Israeli forces began the offensive in Gaza, according to UN data. There are at least 60 injured.
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