Netanyahu: Hamas will pay heavy price for abduction

Yesterday Netanyahu made clear that Hamas was responsible for the abduction of 3 Israeli teens on Thursday:

Today Netanyahu, with Ya’alon by his side, indicated that Hamas would pay a heavy price for the abduction of these 3 Israel teens:

YNET NEWS – “Anyone trying to harm Israeli civilians will be harmed in return,” said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he appeared before Israeli media Monday alongside Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon and Chief of Staff Benny Gantz to comment on the progress of the search for three Israeli teens that were kidnapped Thursday night.

“At the moment we are focusing on one mission: returning the teens who were abducted and we are acting against Hamas,” said Netanyahu. “We’ve arrested more than 100 Hamas operatives. We are taking additional actions (that can’t be elaborated on).”

The comments from all three leaders made it clear that current operations in the West Bank are meant to impose a high price on Hamas for any actions taken against Israel. “We’ve begun an effort in which Hamas is paying a heavy price,” said Ya’alon.

The three also stressed that investigations would take an extended period of time to produce results. “We are in the middle of a complex operation and we need to be prepared for the possibility that it will take time to produce results.”

“Our efforts will lead to (the capture) of the kidnappers and the (rescue) of the kidnapped, I have no doubt about that,” said Ya’alon. “This demands stamina and patience.”

This is the latest video released by the IDF to let everyone know they are searching:


Comment Policy: Please read our comment policy before making a comment. In short, please be respectful of others and do not engage in personal attacks. Otherwise we will revoke your comment privileges.