Israeli President Reuven Rivlin has pledged that the Gaza Strip will not be rebuilt so long as Hamas governs the besieged enclave, Shehab.ps reported yesterday.
The Times of Israel reported Rivlin saying at a ceremony in honor of Israeli soldiers killed during Israel’s 2014 assault on the Gaza Strip:
“Israel was and has remained the only actor in the region that conveys basic staples for the welfare of the residents of Gaza.”
'We are fed up with talk.' Israeli President Reuven Rivlin puts his foot down on major rehabilitation projects for Gaza, saying that they will not be carried out unless the bodies of the kidnapped soldiers are returned to their families. #BringHadarHome https://t.co/NfZHAu9eA2
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He also said:
“As long as Hamas administers Gaza with an eye only to destroying the state of Israel and attacking its citizens, and continues to hold the bodies of our soldiers, Gaza will not be rehabilitated.”
On Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened Hamas would pay an “unbearable price” if it did not choose to accept a truce with Israel.
Netanyahu warns Hamas of ‘unbearable price’ if it escalates Gaza situation https://t.co/wfmsaVyqW5 pic.twitter.com/64E5MUJvo5
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Hamas was freely elected in the last general Palestinian elections held in 2006. Israel has since imposed a stifling blockade on the Gaza Strip limiting the entry of medicines, construction supplies, and food.
(MEMO, PC, Social Media)
