Rabbi Rafi Peretz, Chairman of the Union of right-wing parties and a Gaza-area resident, has citicized the ceasefire between Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Hamas leaders in Gaza.

Peretz told Israeli public radio, "The cease-fire is not at its [proper] time. We need a cease-fire only when the enemy is deterred. We must not stop the targeted assassinations. It is inconceivable for us to move around with fear and there the leaders go around freely. I have not had a ceasefire for 18 years. They must not have one either."