(Prime Minister's Office-Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon on Thursday instructed the IDF to commence ground action to strike at the terrorist tunnels from Gaza into Israeli territory. Hamas terrorists used such a tunnel to infiltrate into Israel Thursday morning in order to perpetrate a large-scale attack against Israeli citizens. The directive for ground action was approved by the Security Cabinet after Israel agreed to the Egyptian cease-fire proposal, whereas Hamas rejected it and continued firing rockets at Israeli cities. In light of Hamas' criminal and relentless aggression, as well as the dangerous attempt to infiltrate Israeli territory, Israel must act to defend its citizens. Operation Protective Edge will continue until it reaches its goal - restoring quiet to Israel's citizens for a prolonged period, while inflicting a significant blow to the infrastructures of Hamas and the other terrorist organizations.
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