Lapid says Hamas leaders legitimate targets

An Israeli Minister said that the leaders of the Palestinian faction Hamas can be the targets of liquidation in case the faction continued fire rockets on Israel.

Finance Minister Yair Lapid was quoted by Israel Radio as saying that all the political and military leaders of Hamas – both inside and outside the Gaza Strip – must realize that they can be the legitimate targets of liquidation as long as their movement continued to fire rockets on population concentrations in Israel.

During a meeting with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Lapid said his country would continue to defend itself and fight against what he described as armed Palestinian forces.

Yoav Mordachai, a coordinator of government activities in the Palestinian territories, meanwhile, said none of Hamas' political or military leaders would be immune from being targeted.

He told Israel Radio that his country knows the places of Hamas' leaders, particularly referring to Shifa Hospital, the Gaza Strip's largest medical centre.