Lieberman warns of Hezbollah-style threat to Israel in Gaza
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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(16 Nov 2018) Israel's outgoing defence minister has warned of a Hezbollah-style threat to Israel following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to accept an informal truce with Gaza's Hamas rulers. The Egypt-brokered truce was reached after two days of cross-border fighting between Israel and Hamas that had been triggered by a botched Israeli undercover raid in Gaza. Avigdor Lieberman, who quit over the cease-fire, said he had "tried to change things from within." "We are now feeding a monster that if we don't stop it from gaining strength and (becoming) more powerful, within a year we will have a twin brother of Hezbollah, with all the implications," he said. Lieberman's resignation left Netanyahu's ruling coalition with a one-seat parliamentary majority, increasing the likelihood of early elections. Later Friday, Netanyahu was to meet with Jewish Home party leader Naftali Bennett, who has threatened to topple the government if he is not named defence minister. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/e9de44bc38ba73f91dbc6dc5560eb323
