Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised tonight, in a televised speech, to “restore security” in his country by acting “on all fronts” after a new upsurge in violence in the Middle East.
“We will not allow the terrorist Hamas to establish itself in Lebanon,” Netanyahu added, after the Israeli army accused the Palestinian Islamist resistance movement of being responsible for firing dozens of rockets into northern Israel on Thursday.
Netanyahu also announced that he would keep his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, in office after announcing his resignation in March over a political dispute over reform of the judicial system.
During the television intervention, the Israeli head of government indicated that he had decided to “overcome” the differences on a reform that ended up being suspended due to a wave of protests and a general strike that threatened to paralyze the country.
These statements coincide with an increase in tension in the region, after several days of violence that began last Wednesday when the Israeli police attacked the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem and expelled, beat and arrested hundreds of Palestinians in the middle of Ramadan.
In response, Palestinian and pro-Palestinian militias launched dozens of ‘rockets’ (rockets) into Israel, with the Jewish State Army responding with retaliatory bombing strikes.
Following the escalation, an Egyptian delegation traveled to the area on Sunday, aiming to meet Israeli and Palestinian leaders in a bid to defuse tensions.
Source: TSF
