Israel calls for “Full Reoccupation” of Gaza Strip | Global Research
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has called for the
full reoccupation of the besieged Gaza Strip amid rising tensions in
the region.
Lieberman made the remarks on Israel’s Channel 2 television following
a retaliatory attack by Palestinian resistance movement, Islamic Jihad,
against the Israeli regime earlier on Wednesday.
“Following an attack like this — a barrage of more than 50 rockets —
there is no alternative to a full reoccupation of the entire Gaza
Strip,” said the Israeli foreign minister.
Earlier in the day, an Israeli security source said more than 60
mortar rounds had been fired from Gaza, while the Israeli military put
the number at “more than 30 rockets,” adding eight hit urban areas, and
another three were intercepted by the Israeli Iron Dome missile system.
“We will continue to strike those who want to harm us.
We’ll act against them very forcefully,” Lieberman was quoted by his
spokesman, Ofir Gendelman, as saying in a separate statement.
Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also threatened
to respond “very forcefully” to the shelling from the besieged
Palestinian sliver.
