In a stern warning to Hamas, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that though Israel did not start this war but will finish it. As part of its retaliation against Hamas, Israel has mobilised 3,00,000 troops. This is the largest mobilisation since the 1973 Yom Kippur War when Israel called up 400,000 reservists, Times of Israel reported.Israel is at war. We didn’t want this war. It was forced upon us in the most brutal and savage way. But though Israel didn’t start this war, Israel will finish it, said Netanyahu in an address to the nation. As many as 2,300 Israelis have sustained injuries and more than 700 have died so far in the surprise Hamas attack on Saturday morning.
Netanyahu lashed out Hamas saying that they will pay the price and will remember the same for a long time.
‘Hamas will understand that by attacking us, they have made a mistake of historic proportions. We will exact a price that will be remembered by them and Israel’s other enemies for decades to come, said Netanyahu.