WhatsappArabs in Gaza marched on the security barrier in an attempt to break into Israel proper. While this happens more often than is reported, the riot’s timing coincides with an uptick in terror across Judea and Samaria as well as the clear indication that Hamas is behind the recent terror wave.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged this fact as he threatened the deputy leader of Hamas’ political bureau and the head of its military wing in Judea and Samaria, Saleh al-Arouri.
“I heard the verbiage by the senior Hamas official Arouri, from his hiding place in Lebanon. He knows very well why he and his colleagues are in hiding,” Netanyahu said at the beginning of the weekly cabinet meeting.
“Hamas, and the other Iranian proxies, understand very well that we will fight with all means against their attempts to use terrorism against us – in Judea and Samaria, Gaza and everywhere else. Whoever tries to hurt us, whoever finances and organizes, whoever dispatches terrorists against Israel – will pay the full price,” he said.
“I would also like to appeal to the citizens of Israel: We are facing waves of terrorism, both internal and external. These are not simple times; these are challenging times. We need to unite our forces against terrorism, against the crime in the Arab sector, against the external and internal threats that is being organized, to a large extent, by Iran via its proxies. If we stand together, we will prevail. This is my call to all members of the Government, MKs, and all Israeli citizens,” he said.
