PM Netanyahu Holding Assessment of the Security Situation
(Communicated by the Prime Minister’s Media Adviser)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, this evening (Wednesday, 28 January
2015), at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, is currently holding an
assessment of the security situation. Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon, IDF
Chief-of-Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz, ISA Director Yoram Cohen and other
security officials are also taking part.

At the start of the discussion, Prime Minister Netanyahu said, “I would like
to send condolences to the families of the fallen and my best wishes for a
full recovery to our wounded soldiers. Whoever is behind today’s attack will
pay the full price. For some time, Iran – via Hezbollah – has been trying to
establish an additional terrorist front against us from the Golan Heights.

We are taking strong and responsible action against this attempt. The
Lebanese government and the Assad regime share responsibility for the
consequences of the attacks emanating from their territories against the
State of Israel. In all of these events, our mission is to defend the State
of Israel. Our only consideration is the security of the State of Israel and
its citizens. Thus we have acted and thus we will continue to act.”