Netanyahu: "When there is no ceasefire fire we answer with fire"

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Moshe (Bogie) Ya'alon said tonight (Tuesday) in a statement:

Netanyahu began: "This morning I convened the Cabinet ministers and decided that Israel would respond positively to the Egyptian proposal for a ceasefire. I said that if Hamas did not answer, we will order the IDF to act with great force and they acted. Hamas chose to continue the battle and he will pay the price. When there is no cease-fire the answer is fire. "

He added: "This campaign has several fronts: has the operational front, the political front and the home front. we are taking determination, judgment and using experience to protect Israeli citizens."

He said, "It would be better to resolve it politically but Hamas does not leave us no choice but to expand and intensify the campaign and will act to restore peace to the citizens of Israel."

He added that, "those moments when decisions must be made with patience and not rashly, and I know you trust me to derive the decision that would bring peace. We do everything to restore the calm to Israeli citizens.

Defense Minister Moshe (Bogie) Ya'alon said: "Even now the air force continues to attack Hamas and other organizations. In recent weeks we struck Hamas seriously, dozens of terrorists were killed. While Hamas leaders return they will find destruction that I hope will make them regret not having accepted the cease-fire offer."

"We will not tolerate firing at Israeli citizens and will not compromise the security of Israeli citizens and finish the operation only when the calm is restored to the Israeli citizens. I strengthen the citizens of Israel and call for them to continue to listen to instructions."

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