Israeli politician: 鈥榃e are coming to hunt down Hamas鈥�
Danny Danon says Israel 鈥榳ill do whatever is necessary鈥� to eliminate the threat from Hamas
Prominent Israeli politician Danny Danon says his country is 鈥榝ighting for our life鈥� and 鈥榯he more than one hundred people who were kidnapped from their homes鈥� after the murderous attack by Hamas on the weekend.
In an interview with 大象传媒 HARDtalk, Mr Danon said 鈥榳e are sending our boys into Gaza in order to eliminate those terrorists who invaded Israel without any provocation鈥�.
Danny Danon is a member of the Israeli Knesset for Prime Minister Netanyahu鈥檚 Likud party and sits on the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee. He said Israel鈥檚 forces would 鈥榯ry to minimise civilian casualties鈥� but warned 鈥榳e cannot guarantee 100% safety for the people in Gaza who will be around Hamas militants鈥�.
He advised civilians to 鈥榤ove out from those neighbourhoods鈥� in which Hamas operates. Israel has cut off supplies to Gaza, but Mr Danon denied the territory had been put under siege saying 鈥榯he border with Egypt鈥� meant 鈥榳ater, fuel, medicines鈥� could still be brought in.
Days after Hamas launched its assault, the death toll in Israel has reached 1,200 and more than 900 people have been killed in Gaza. Mr Danon vowed Israel would continue its retaliation. 鈥榃e are coming to hunt down Hamas and we will do whatever is necessary,鈥� he said, 鈥榳e will get to those people, and we will kill them鈥�.
