Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday at a ceremony commemorating last summer’s mission in Gaza that "those who try to hurt us, their blood be on their own heads," according to a Ynet report:
Noting recent rocket and terror attacks, the president said that, "We are not a people of war, but if forced to take up arms to defend our borders and our existence we will not hesitate to do so.
"The State of Israel cannot continue to be held hostage by an enemy which operates in the heart of their civilian population. An enemy which does not respect human rights, which does not respect human life, an enemy which scorns international law and democracy," he added.
"Only the eradication of terror will bring an end to the murder of innocents on both sides," he stressed, adding that "When there is no fire towards Sderot, Nahal Oz, Nir Banim, Ashdod or Ashkelon—then there will be no fire towards the Gaza Strip."
Netanyahu’s warning was aimed not only toward Hamas, but all Israeli adversaries including Hezbollah, Iran, and the Islamic State, Ynet reported.