JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Sunday (Sep 1) to “settle the rating” with Hamas after the army recovered the bodies of six hostages from a Gaza tunnel and three cops have been shot lifeless in an assault close to town of Hebron within the occupied West Financial institution.
“Those that kill hostages are not looking for an settlement for a Gaza truce,” Netanyahu mentioned, telling Hamas leaders that “we’ll hunt you down, we’ll catch you and we’ll settle the rating”.
Netanyahu additionally accused Hamas of finishing up a taking pictures assault earlier on Sunday close to town of Hebron within the occupied West Financial institution.
Three cops, two males and a lady, have been killed on Sunday morning in a taking pictures assault close to the Tarqumiya checkpoint, police mentioned.
The Israeli army later mentioned it had killed the suspected attacker. Israeli forces encircled a home the place the alleged attacker was hiding within the metropolis of Hebron, the army mentioned in a press release, including that he “was eradicated on the scene”.
“We’re preventing on all fronts towards a merciless enemy who desires to homicide us all. Simply this morning, he murdered three policemen in Hebron,” Netanyahu mentioned, referring to Hamas.
Tons of of Israeli troops have been finishing up raids throughout the West Financial institution since final Wednesday in one among their largest actions within the space in months, which Israel says is aimed toward rooting out Islamist militants.
