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Former Minister of Defense: 'It's obvious Israeli deterrence wore off'

By JPOST.COM STAFF

JULY 14, 2018 10:20

Updated: JULY 14, 2018 10:27

Former minister of defense Amir Peretz suggested Israel should "return to the policy of targeted strikes against high-ranking members of [the Hamas] organization."

Claiming that "After a sleepless night of air-sirens and after rockets fired from Gaza it is obvious Israeli deterrence wore off", Peretz said these things in a public statement released Saturday.

During the year he served as defense minister (2006 - 2007) Peretz approved the creation of Iron Dome, the defense system now being used to defend southern Israel from Hamas rockets.

Peretz called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to "offer a strategy for the long duration" to counter Hamas.

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