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Netanyahu vows more ‘massive strikes’ in response to Gaza rockets
JERUSALEM, May 5, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu said Sunday he had ordered the military to keep up “massive
strikes” in response to rocket fire from the Gaza Strip, as an escalation
entered its second day.
“I instructed the (military) this morning to continue its massive strikes
on terror elements in the Gaza Strip and ordered (it) to reinforce the troops
around the Gaza Strip with tanks, artillery and infantry forces,” Netanyahu
said at the start of a cabinet meeting.
BSS/AFP/FI/ 1500 hrs