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Netanyahu: IDF prepared to widen Gaza operations.(Jpost).Israel is continuing with Operation Pillar of Defense to halt Gaza rockets and is prepared to expand it, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told the cabinet at its weekly meeting Sunday.
“The IDF has attacked over 1,000 terrorist targets in the Gaza Strip and continues to do so in these moments,” Netanyahu said, adding that Israel "is prepared to expand its operations in Gaza."
Netanyahu said the IAF's air strikes in the Strip have inflicted a heavy toll on Hamas and other terrorists organizations, significantly harming their ability to launch rockets against Israel.
The prime minister also briefed the cabinet on conversations about Gaza he had over the weekend with world leaders, highlighted by a phone call with US President Barack Obama.
Netanyahu thanked Obama for America’s contribution to the Iron Dome system that has protected Israeli citizens from rocket attacks, and for supporting Israel's right to self defense.
In other conversations, Netanyahu said he emphasized that Israel is doing everything it can to prevent harming Gaza civilians, whereas terror organizations in the Strip are doing their utmost to hit Israeli civilian targets.
Netanyahu said that he would “continue to talk with world leaders today,” including a meeting with visiting French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius.
Netanyahu concluded by reiterating that “a responsible government has an obligation to protect its citizens,” and praised the “restraint, determination and the resilience of Israeli citizens on the home front.”
Energy and Water Minister Uzi Landau on Sunday said that now was not the time for a ceasefire as the IDF had not yet achieved all of its objectives. Landau said the IDF has a lot of work in front of it to destroy the terrorist infrastructure in Gaza and prevent weapons smuggling. He said that if necessary, the IDF should launch a ground operation in Gaza to achieve these aims.Read the full story here.
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