Speaking publicly for the first time since a 72-hour truce began on Tuesday between Israel and Hamas (which so far appears to be holding), Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country "deeply regrets every civilian casualty" in Gaza, but that Israel's actions over the past four weeks have been justified.
"Hamas must be prevented from re-arming," Netanyahu said, as reported by the Los Angeles Times. "Let's imagine your country attacked by 3,500 rockets. Your territories infiltrated by death squads. What would you do? What would you demand your government do to protect you and your family?"
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