The Times of Israel: Intelligence Minister Yuval Steinitz asserted Tuesday that the Israel Defense Forces will ultimately have no choice but to reoccupy the Gaza Strip for a limited period of time in order to deter Palestinian terrorist groups from firing rockets into Israeli territory. During a visit to the southern town of Sderot, Steinitz claimed that the rate at which Gaza terrorist groups were arming themselves was reminiscent of the Lebanese terror organization Hezbollah, and said that a military operation was required in order to ensure that Israeli civilians in the south remained safe. At a certain point, we will have to take over the Strip for some limited time in order to halt Hamas and Islamic Jihad’s heavy missiles and long-range rocket armament, which reminds us of Hezbollah’s stockpiling (of rockets) in Lebanon, he said.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 20:30:33 +0000
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