Israel will continue to hit Islamic jihad: Benjamin Netanyahu

Jerusalem: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Israel’s army will continue to strike Gaza’s Islamic Jihad group if rocket fire towards Israel continues. “We are continuing to hit Islamic Jihad after eliminating its senior commander,” Netanyahu said during a special cabinet meeting, referring to Tuesday’s predawn strikes that killed Baha Abu al-Atta, a senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander and his wife. He said the fighting between Israel and Gaza’s Islamic Jihad group “could take time”, Xinhua reported.

Netanyahu said that al-Atta “was responsible for most of the terror attacks emanating from the Gaza Strip in the last year and he was planning to carry out more attacks in the very next days”. He said that Israel is not interested in further escalation but warned the Islamic Jihad that the Israeli army “will continue to strike them with no mercy” if rocket fire towards Israel continues. Netanyahu addressed the citizens of Israel and said the escalation “could take time” and asked them to stay vigilant. (IANS)

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