Netanyahu: Hamas responsible for rockets on Eilat; we will retaliate

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Israeli television Wednesday that Hamas was responsible for the deadly rocket fire on Israel's and Jordan's Red Sea ports on Monday, and that Israel would retaliate.

Earlier Wednesday, Egyptian officials also confirmed that the rocket attacks, which had killed a Jordanian taxi driver in Aqaba, had been carried out by the militant Palestinian group operating from Egypt, after days of denials.

"Over recent days we've witnessed three attacks against Israel," Netanyahu said in a special announcement on Israeli television. "An attack from Gaza on Ashkelon, an attack by the Lebanese army on Israel Defense Forces troops carrying out a routine operation, and another attack from the Sinai peninsula at Eilat. I want to make very clear to Hamas and to the Lebanese government that we view them as responsible for the violent provocation against us."

"Don't test our determination to protect our citizens," the prime minister went on to say.

"Israel will retaliate for every assault. Apparently there were those who understood that, and tried to avoid taking responsibility for these crimes. Three days after our retaliatory operation in Gaza, Grad rockets were fired from Sinai at Eilat and Aqaba by a seemingly anonymous organization. Several months earlier, on April 22, similar rocket fire came from Sinai. We investigated the two incidents – it became clear beyond a doubt that Hamas' military wing in Gaza had perpetrated both attacks under disguise," Netanyahu explained.


http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/netanyahu-hamas-responsible-for-rockets-on-eilat-we-will-retaliate-1.305965

[FiveGoodMen]

1. ... 10 to 1

[Arctic Dave]

2. "Israel will retaliate for every assault"

What if the rockets were retaliation for a previous israeli assault?

[CJvR]

3. So?

...which were retaliation for Hamas sniping.
...which were retaliation for IDF shelling.
...which were retaliation for Hamas raiding.
...which were retaliation for IDF airstrikes.
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...which were retaliation for Isaac screwing Ismael's favorite goat - etc, etc, etc...

[Arctic Dave]

4. My point exactly. Nutty is a douchenozzle just like all the

other extremist.