Israel has changed the deterrence equation with Islamic Jihad the same way it did with Hamas two years ago, said Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
He spoke at the start of a weekly Likud meeting on May 15. Netanyahu is the head of the Likud party.
“Our intention in Operation Shield and Arrow was to change the deterrence balance against the Islamic Jihad,” he said, speaking about the military operation that ran from May 9 to 13.
Israel took down half of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist organization’s leadership in a surprise blow, and the other half during the operation, Netanyahu said.
The message was not only aimed at the Islamic Jihad, he said, but all around….