Israeli PM says airforce to respond with force if Gaza truce violated
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JERUSALEM, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that the Israeli airforce will respond with force if an Egypt-brokered ceasefire deal with Gaza is violated.
"We chose when it will begin and controlled how it ended. If the quiet continues, we'll respond with quiet. If it is violated, we'll respond with force," he said when addressing the pilots who participated in airstrikes last week in the Gaza Strip.
"You'll be able to continue preparing for the next campaign (if the truce 1 is maintained). If it is violated, you'll return to strike ..." he said during a visit to Palmachim, an airbase north of Tel Aviv, which houses helicopter gunship and unmanned drone squadrons that saw intensive action last week, in the company of Defense 2 Minister Ehud Barak, army chief Benny Gantz and Air Force commander Amir Eshel.
The comments came four days after the ceasefire deal ended a week-long confrontation 3 between Israel and the Islamist Hamas movement that controls the Gaza Strip, in which the former struck hundreds of militant 4 targets throughout Gaza and the latter fired upwards 5 of a thousand rockets into Israel, some of which were aimed at Tel Aviv and Jerusalem for the first time.
"Hamas' weapons stockpiles sustained hard hits in precise strikes," and "Most of the missiles aimed at central Israel were depleted 6, in addition to thousands of missiles aimed at the South, " he said, according to a statement sent to Xinhua.
Responding to criticism voiced by residents of southern Israeli cities that the military operation was prematurely 7 cut short, Netanyahu said "there was no reason" to expand it once its goals were achieved.
n.休战，(争执，烦恼等的)缓和；v.以停战结束
- The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦。
- She had thought of flying out to breathe the fresh air in an interval of truce.她想跑出去呼吸一下休战期间的新鲜空气。
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
n.对抗，对峙，冲突
- We can't risk another confrontation with the union.我们不能冒再次同工会对抗的危险。
- After years of confrontation,they finally have achieved a modus vivendi.在对抗很长时间后，他们最后达成安宁生存的非正式协议。
adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士
- Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
- He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。
adv.向上，在更高处...以上
- The trend of prices is still upwards.物价的趋向是仍在上涨。
- The smoke rose straight upwards.烟一直向上升。
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