"Over the last two days we struck Hamas and Islamic Jihad with great force. The goal has been, and remains, ensuring quiet and security for the residents of the south. "There was little enthusiasm for the ceasefire in Israeli rocket-hit communities near Gaza. "In a month, in two weeks, in a month and a half, it will all happen again - we achieved nothing. Peace negotiations have been moribund since 2014.Israeli military spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Jonathan Conricus said that over the past few weeks Islamic Jihad had been trying to perpetrate attacks against Israel in order to destabilise the border.

Source: Economic Times May 06, 2019 13:52 UTC