Jerusalem - Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on yesterday threatened to inflict "very strong blows" on Hamas after fresh violence along the border with the Gaza Strip controlled by the Islamist group. "Hamas has apparently not understood the message -- if these attacks do not stop, they will be stopped in another way, in the form of very, very strong blows", Netanyahu said during the weekly cabinet meeting. "We are very close to another type of action which would include very strong blows. Hamas has organised months of often-violent border protests, with at least 205 Palestinians and one Israeli killed since March 30. Israel accuses Hamas of using the protests as a cover for attacks.

Source: Philippine Star October 14, 2018 17:03 UTC