Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz has warned the latest airstrikes in the Gaza Strip in response to rocket attacks would be “the tip of the iceberg” of Israeli actions if attacks emanating from the Palestinian territory did not cease.
The latest flare-up with Palestinian militants in the enclave jarred with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claim that the deals signed on Wednesday with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain could “end the Arab-Israeli conflict once and for all”.
The Times of Israel quoted the Walla news site as reporting the army had deployed further Iron Dome missile defence systems in the Gaza periphery on Wednesday in anticipation of further potential rocket barrages from the enclave.
“While the state of Israel marches toward a better and safer future, Hamas leadership is forsaking the future of Gaza’s children and bringing disaster down upon them,” Mr Gantz said. “I demand that Hamas keep the calm. If fire continues, yesterday’s responses will be only the tip of the iceberg.”
Read the article in The Australian (AFP).