The Israel Defence Forces will continue to hit Hamas hard and are prepared to broaden the action inside Gaza- Binyamin Netanyahu, Israeli prime minister
We see what is happening in Gaza as blatant aggression against humanity. I warn . . . to the aggressors that they will never rule over the people of Gaza. I tell them in the name of all the Egyptian people that Egypt today is not the Egypt of yesterday, and Arabs today are not the Arabs of yesterday.- Mohamed Morsi, Egyptian president
We are sending a short and simple message: There is no security for any Zionist on any single inch of Palestine and we plan more surprises- Abu Obeida, spokesman for Hamas militant wing