There are talks going on in parallel to the military operation against terrorists targeting Gaza. The phones have been ringing and conversations are happening. And if it's possible to find a diplomatic solution that will be a good thing. Probably, the military operation and the increased pressure on Hamas from our forces can augment, it can help move forward a diplomatic solution.
Regev discusses ongoing talks for a diplomatic solution amidst military operations in Gaza.
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We had a chance yesterday to deescalate. We tried that very seriously. Unfortunately, Hamas was not interested in just increasing attacks upon us and today, we're responding in time, in kind.
You can't have a situation where terrorists in Gaza can infiltrate your country, pop up on our side of the frontier with weapons, with explosions, and kidnap people or murder people.
One hundred percent, Israel has no interest whatsoever in seeing more bloodshed. It's been more than enough.
We will not live like that any longer. We saw what they're capable of doing. We saw the sort of gruesome, terrible, horrific violence they inflicted upon us. We refuse to live with that anymore sort of neighbor anymore. And we are now…