Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Palestinians in Gaza on Sunday to leave any site where “terrorists” are operating.
Speaking at the weekly Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, the Israeli leader said all these places are legitimate targets.
Netanyahu said the military will continue to strike at Hamas and other “terrorist groups” in Gaza until Israel achieves its goals, namely, an end to Palestinian rocket attacks and the restoration of peace and quiet.
Hamas responded by firing more rockets and mortar shells across the border, paralyzing much of southern Israel.
The Gaza war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas is now in its seventh week with no sign of a letup.
More than 2,100 Palestinians, most of them civilians, have been killed in the conflict. Of the 68 Israelis who have died, 64 were soldiers.
Israeli warplanes leveled a five-story building located in the Al-Shati Camp district in Gaza Sunday. An Israeli strike leveled a seven-floor office building earlier Sunday.
On Saturday, Israeli airstrikes hit a 13-story apartment tower that housed 44 families. Israel’s military said there were Hamas “terrorist activities” in the buildings and their attacks are aimed at deterrence.
The targeting of large buildings appears to be part of a new military tactic by Israel, a move which Hamas spokesman Mushir al-Masri described as a “dangerous development.”
