Lieberman: Severe outcome if Hamas continues launching rockets

Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman talked Friday on the phone with UN envoy to the Middle East Nickolay Mladenov telling him Hamas is deliberately escalating the situation in Gaza.

"Our response will be harsh and from now on the Hamas leadership bears the sole responsibility," Lieberman added.

"If Hamas continues launching rockets, the outcome will be much more severe than what they think. Hamas will be responsible of the all the destruction and fatalities," the defense minister concluded.