This Article is From Aug 23, 2014

Benjamin Netanyahu Warns Hamas of 'Heavy Price' After Child Killed

Benjamin Netanyahu Warns Hamas of 'Heavy Price' After Child Killed

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (file photo).

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday vowed harsh retribution against Hamas, the Islamist rulers of Gaza, after a mortar round fired from the Palestinian territory killed an Israeli child.

"Hamas will pay a heavy price for this attack," Netanyahu's spokesman Ofir Gendelman cited the premier as saying on his Twitter account, adding that the Israeli army and Shin Bet internal security service would "intensify ops against Hamas until the goal of #ProtectiveEdge is achieved".

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