Netanyahu: 'Anyone who raises their hand against us will have their hand cut off'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a special Knesset session on Tuesday that his country would "cut off" the hand of any aggressors.

"Israel will settle scores with those who are killing and those who are encouraging them," Netanyahu said during a memorial for assassinated right-wing minister Rehavam Zeevi. "Anyone who raises their hand against us will have their hand cut off."

He warned that Israel was facing a "long struggle against terrorism" that the "current wave of terrorism is same that we saw 14 years ago," referring to the Second Intifada.

"We are focused on our mission, to fight the inciters and the murderers," Netanyahu said. "The actions that are taken will make the message clear to the other side that terrorism doesn't pay."

"I will not hesitate to use all the tools at our disposal in order to restore calm.

"Leaders need must have courage to stand up to extremists," he added. "We do not harm innocent people. And if you take the law into your own hands, you will pay for it."

Netanyahu called on Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to "stop lying" and to "stop incitement coming from the Palestinian Authority, both in regards to the Temple Mount and in regards to legitimate self-defence as exercised by Israel."

"Israel is strong, and it will be here forever, whether our enemies like it or not."