Israelis were met with a terror attack outside Jerusalem, missiles near Eilat and an escalation along the northern border on Thursday morning, the Israeli government says ‘no’ to an imposed Palestinian state.
In a vote of 99 to nine, the Knesset (Israeli parliament) overwhelmingly backed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s statement that Israel rejects international, attempts to unilaterally impose a Palestinian state.
“The people of Israel and their elected representatives are united today as never before,” Netanyahu said.
“Such an attempt will only endanger Israel and will prevent the genuine peace that we all seek. Peace can only be achieved after we achieve total victory over Hamas and through direct negotiations between the parties, direct negotiations without preconditions,” he added.
Meanwhile, Israel came under attack on multiple fronts Thursday morning.
Israel’s “Arrow” Aerial Defense System intercepted a missile heading for the Red Sea city of Eilat before it crossed into Israeli territory.
Outside Jerusalem three heavily armed terrorists from the Bethlehem area opened fire with automatic weapons on vehicles stuck in traffic at the main checkpoint into the city. One person was killed, and 11 others wounded, including a young woman in the advanced stages of pregnancy.
Two terrorists were shot
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