Chairman Gadi Yarkoni of the Eshkol Regional Council told Israel Defense Forces Radio, Thursday morning, "In the Gaza vicinity, there has been half a war for eight months, but escalation is not the solution. It is only the way to find it."
Speaking to the government in response to missile attacks and IDF reprisals, Yarkoni said, "You have to make two decisions - how to get out of this situation and how to financially support the residents of the Gaza vicinity."