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Mon 15 May 2023 10:23 pm - Jerusalem Time
Netanyahu: We carry out assassinations in other arenas and have strengthened deterrence in Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed, Monday evening, that his security forces are carrying out operations in several arenas, not only in Gaza, but he cannot disclose their details at the present time.
In an interview with the Hebrew Channel 14, Netanyahu said, "We are able to repeat what we did in Gaza, in other areas."
He added, "I am the prime minister for the sixteenth year, and whenever I am in this position, we engage in carrying out focused countermeasures (assassinations), but now we have raised it to a higher level, and we have done it in a time of calm, and we have done it sometimes within a comprehensive work, and this It changes the balance of deterrence in the region.
Netanyahu considered that Israel had strengthened deterrence, and that he understood the message from the recent operation, threatening anyone who tries to disrupt the march of flags in Jerusalem on Thursday, that "his blood will be wasted," considering that this is a challenge that will not be allowed.
He added, "We have changed the deterrence equation, I have no doubt about that at all."
And about the expected time for the continuation of calm on the Gaza front, Netanyahu said: "I can not say that we will never return to attacks, and when exactly that will happen, but there is no doubt that we have succeeded in strengthening deterrence."
He claimed that Israel had also achieved deterrence against Hamas, which had not fired any rockets since the "guard of the walls", and had been dealt a strike the likes of which had not been exposed in history, and since then two years ago, it had not fired any rockets, but it had fired some anti-aircraft missiles in the airspace of Gaza, But it does not fire missiles directly at our lands, and it did not participate in the last round, nor the one that preceded it. According to his statement.
He added, "Now we have dealt a very strong blow to the Islamic Jihad, and I believe that this matter has become noticeable to all, and it carries a message to all parties on all fronts.. Israel comes and works in times of calm and other times, and it deals a first strike that hits the top of the pyramid, then in the other half it deals a second strike." .
And about whether Iran learned a lesson from the recent operation in Gaza, Netanyahu said: "Iran received a 360-degree message... We will take direct and very painful measures against those who direct fire and those who send terrorism and terrorists... We are directly attacking the heads of organizations."
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Netanyahu: We carry out assassinations in other arenas and have strengthened deterrence in Gaza