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 useless 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 stated, telling Hamas leaders that “we are going to hunt you down, we are going to catch you and we are going to settle the rating”.
Netanyahu additionally accused Hamas of finishing up a capturing assault earlier on Sunday close to town of Hebron within the occupied West Financial institution.
Three cops, two males and a girl, have been killed on Sunday morning in a capturing assault close to the Tarqumiya checkpoint, police stated.
The Israeli army later stated 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 stated in a press release, including that he “was eradicated on the scene”.
“We’re combating on all fronts in opposition to a merciless enemy who needs to homicide us all. Simply this morning, he murdered three policemen in Hebron,” Netanyahu stated, referring to Hamas.
A whole lot of Israeli troops have been finishing up raids throughout the West Financial institution since final Wednesday in certainly one of their largest actions within the space in months, which Israel says is geared toward rooting out Islamist militants.