Olmert, who served as prime minister from 2006 to 2009, levied the charge in an interview Saturday evening.
In Khan Yunis "they have the leadership, they are hiding, they have the bunkers, they have the command positions, they have the launching pads,” former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said.
“There is a threat. This is a serious threat,” the former prime minister said. “It’s never happened before and we are going into a civil war now.”
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"No one could have guessed that the prime minister would not resign," former Israel Police chief Roni Alsheich told Army Radio.
A frequent presence on international television channels, the gravel-voiced Gissin with the bushy black eyebrows cast a formidable figure.
The fact that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was not invited to Washington for five months was not coincidental, Olmert said.
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