Hamas responds to Liberman: Empty threats won't affect our resilience
Defense Minister Liberman warned Hamas in a Tweet on Friday morning not to escalate riots along the Gaza border.
Bayit Yehudi MK Moti Yogev, also on Twitter, echoed Liberman."We are not pawns in a game of war, but it is time to react! For more than half a year, the IDF has, for various reasons, accepted terror activity, the escalation that threatens the life of our soldiers, the erosion of the commitment to defend our borders in the south and the injury to the security of our residents in the south. Time has come for a response, deterrence and the restoration of security to the Gaza perimeter," he wrote.עברנו את חודש חגי תשרי בדיוק כפי שתכננו, ללא התלקחות ותוך גביית מחיר כבד מהמתפרעים בגבול עזה. 'אחרי החגים' הגיע. ואני אומר לראשי החמאס: 'קחו את זה בחשבון'.תודה לחיילי צה"ל. שבת שלום
— אביגדור ליברמן (@AvigdorLiberman) October 5, 2018
Regular riots have taken place along the Gaza border every Friday for the past seven months.Close to 190 Palestinians have been killed and thousands injured since March 30, when the Gaza border protests calling for an end to the 12-year Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip began.In an interview with Yediot Aharonot and La Repubblica, Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar denied that the group was gearing up for another conflict with Israel, but warned of war if the group is attacked.“A new war is in no one’s interest, certainly not our interest. Who really wants to confront a nuclear superpower with four slingshots? War doesn’t achieve anything,” he said.In response, the IDF announced on Thursday that it will significantly reinforce troops in southern Israel to prevent terrorist infiltration from the Gaza Strip.The decision to send reinforcements, including snipers as well as infantry and armored forces, was made following a situational assessment by IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Gadi Eisenkot along with senior IDF and Shin Bet officials.In addition to the reinforcements, the IDF has reportedly deployed the Iron Dome missile defense system over concerns of mortar and rocket fire from the blockaded coastal enclave.Anna Ahronheim contributed to this report.איננו חפצי מלחמה, אך הגיע זמן תגובה !אחרי למעלה מחצי שנה שצה"ל מכיל מסיבות שונות את פעילות הטרור, הכלה שגררה הסלמה המסכנת את חיי חיילינו, סודקת את מחוייבותנו להגן על גבולנו בדרום ופוגעת בביטחון תושבי הדרום וישראל, הגיע זמן תגובה, הרתעה והשבת הביטחון לעוטף עזה.
— מוטי יוגב Moti Yogev (@MotiYogev) October 5, 2018
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