In an interview with CNN, he also brushed aside allegations that Israelis forces targeted civilians in the offensive against the Gaza Strip, and blamed Hamas for using local people as "human shields."
"They are violating their own ceasefire. Under these circumstances, Israel will do what it must do to defend its people, " Netanyahu vowed.
Earlier in the day, Islamic Hamas movement announced on that it has agreed with the Palestinian factions to accept a UN-proposed ceasefire for 24 hours in the Gaza Strip.
Hamas spokesman in Gaza Sami Abu Zuhri said in a text message sent to reporters that "responding to the UN intervention and considering our people's situation, it was agreed with the Palestinian factions to go for a 24-hour ceasefire starts 2:00 p.m. on Sunday."
Before that, Israel has endorsed an Egypt-brokered ceasefire plan, which was rejected by Hamas.
Netanyahu told CNN that Israeli forces will keep on with its military campaign in a bid to dismantle Hamas' cross-border tunnel network, and to eliminate its rocket arsenal.
"I'm not going to talk about specific military operation ... Israel is doing what any other country would do and the US would do if any percent of your country were under fire and you have 60 or 90 seconds to get to a bomb shelter," the prime minister said.
"I would say we want to stop firing rockets for sure. We want to dismantle the tunnel, the terror tunnel network we uncovered. I don't know if we'll have 100 percent success," he added. "Our soldiers are dealing with it now."
Sources: Xinhua - globaltimes.cn
27/7/14
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