Why would the Minister of Internal Security in Israel issue such a quote unless he had conformation on the authenticity of such a report? I would think HE has better intel than I do.
What is the Security Minister supposed to say? He has to say what he would do if it were true. Can't "no comment" that one.
It says in response to reports. Why shouldn't he respond to something so outrageous?
I'm sure they're in the process of checking out the story.