Israel will deliver "blows with a force not seen in Gaza for a long time" if the terrorist group Hamas does not release the hostages it has held for the past 14 months and does not stop its rocket attacks, states Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz, APA reports citing The Times of Israel.
"If Hamas does not soon allow the release of the Israeli hostages from Gaza, despite Israel’s willingness to make far-reaching compromises in accordance with the principles outlined by the US president, and continues to fire at Israeli communities, it will receive blows with a force not seen in Gaza for a long time," Katz stated.
"The IDF will intensify its activities against the terror nests in Gaza until the release of the hostages and the elimination of Hamas," the minister noted.
He also urged the residents of the Gaza Strip to rise up against the Hamas terrorists who are using them as human shields and to work towards the release of the hostages to prevent suffering and end the war.