Former Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman spoke at the memorial ceremony in Migdal HaEmek about the round of fighting with Hamas.
"Unfortunately, even today, when we mark 71 years of independence, we still face security threats from the south and the north. The IDF is a trained, determined, high-quality army that can exact a heavy price for any attempt to harm us.
"The era of containment and regulation must end. We must move to a policy of decision. The IDF has all the tools and capabilities to defeat Gazan terror; victory is in the hands of the IDF, but the policy decision is in the hands of the government."