Netanyahu: “It is important that Smotrich clarified that there was no intention to harm innocents”

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: “It is important that Finance Minister Smotrich clarified that he had no intention of harming the innocent or of collective punishment. I know his positions and they were reflected in his clarification. None of us are without mistakes, including foreign diplomats. Israel’s policy is clear: fight to attack terrorists and supporters of terrorism, to avoid harming the innocent and collective punishment. Until this moment, the Palestinian Authority has not condemned the murder of the two wonderful brothers, the late Yagal and Hillel Yaniv, and I am sorry that there are those in the international community who rushed to condemn Israel but have not yet demanded this necessary condemnation from the Israel Defense Forces.