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PM: Israel ready to deal Hamas massive military blow

"I am preparing a massive campaign; it will be different than anything we have seen before," Netanyahu says on potential war with Hamas. PM warns Iran it is "not immune" from Israeli action "wherever necessary."

by  Ariel Kahana
Published on  08-20-2019 14:36
Last modified: 08-20-2019 15:41
PM: Israel ready to deal Hamas massive military blowAP/Sebastian Scheiner

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sits during a press conference at the Prime Minister's Office | Photo: AP/Sebastian Scheiner

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Israel is readying plans for a "forceful military strike against Hamas," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday.

Speaking with reporters while visiting Ukraine, he was asked whether his government could properly deal with the threat posed by the Hamas terrorist organization ruling the Gaza Strip, just days after another escalation.

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"I am preparing a massive campaign; it will be different than anything we have seen before," Netanyahu said. "I cannot elaborate on the preparations but we are properly positioned for such a scenario."

Netanyahu dismissed the claims made by Blue and White leader Benny Gantz that Israeli deterrence had been weakened. "That is just nonsense, and in fact, Hamas has issued religious rulings to make sure its people refrain from attacking Israel," Netanyahu said.

The prime minister said that Gantz never offered any alternatives to the current policy, even when he was the Israel Defense Forces chief of staff under Netanyahu.

Netanyahu refused to say whether Israel would try to topple the Hamas regime if the two sides fought another war.

Asked on Iran, Netanyahu reiterated his position that the Islamic republic had "no immunity." He warned that if needed, "we will act against them wherever necessary; I am not ruling out any place."

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