Prime Minister: "We will be expand the campaign against Hamas"

Cabinet meeting convened this evening (Tuesday), Prime Minister made a statement which referred to the murder of the boys hy"d.

"Three tasks are before us," Netanyahu said, "First - get the murderers who committed this terrible murder. We shall not rest until we reach the last of them. Second - we need the power to hurt the people and infrastructure of Hamas in the West Bank. We stopped dozens of Hamas members, we hit many buildings and objectives of Hamas and our hands are outstretched.

"The third task is to act against Hamas in the Gaza Strip which also encourages these days kidnapping and rocket fire. IDF is working against Hamas targets and even here we continue.

"Hamas is responsible," he added, "and Hamas is paying - and will continue to pay. We act decisively wisely and responsibly, the top consideration and our aim are ensuring the security of Israeli citizens."

Recall yesterday (Monday) even after tense cabinet meeting held following the discovery of bodies of kidnapped boys, there was no decision.

Reportedly, there was a heated confrontation between senior ministers when Bennett and Arden are in favor of military action against Hamas attacks and Ministers Yaalon and Lapid oppose it and argue that the response should be careful not to be drawn into a situation that we know how to get into but hard to know how to get out. "

After discussion between the Cabinet of Ministers Prime Minister decided to convene another meeting tonight for making decisions on how to act.

"It should be noted that Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman who ended the out of state visit abroad after finding the bodies announced earlier today that he supports a broad military action."

"You have to do" Operation Defensive Shield 2 ", this time in Gaza," Lieberman said, "We must not bury our heads in the sand, there is a connection between the murder of the boys and missile attacks which overcomes the south of the country and is due to the experience of the Hamas take over the Palestinian Authority and the West Bank, for further Palestinian unity government.

"Hamas has been and remains a terrorist organization and his murderous actions are the basis for all activities. Therefore we must prevent the Hamas takeover of the territory by way of military operations thorough and determined, as was done during" Operation Defensive Shield "over a decade ago and undermining the ability and Hamas Executive Force."

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