ISRAEL'S UNILATERAL CEASE-FIRE IN GAZA
BREAKING NEWS
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert declared Cast Lead a victory Saturday nightand threw the ball into Hamas's court, declaring a unilateral cease-fire that suspends the three-week whose future depends on whether Hamas continues to fire on Israel.
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert declared Cast Lead a victory Saturday nightand threw the ball into Hamas's court, declaring a unilateral cease-fire that suspends the three-week whose future depends on whether Hamas continues to fire on Israel.Olmert's announcement followed a three-hour emergency meeting of the 12-member security cabinet that approved the cease-fire by a vote of 7-2, with one abstention. Finance Minister Ronnie Bar-On and Industry, Trade and Labor Minister Eli Yishai voted against, while Pensioners Affairs Minister Rafi Eitan abstained.
According to what was decided Saturday night, Israel will stop its offensive, but will keep the IDF forces in place, see how Hamas responds and whether an effective mechanism will be set up on the border to stop smuggling.
Olmert warned that Iran, through its proxies Hezbollah and Hamas, was trying to establish its own hegemony in the region. He said that Hamas had underestimated Israel's decisiveness, had been "surprised" by the launch of the offensive, and was still not fully aware of how badly it had been damaged..
Source: AP
According to what was decided Saturday night, Israel will stop its offensive, but will keep the IDF forces in place, see how Hamas responds and whether an effective mechanism will be set up on the border to stop smuggling.
Olmert warned that Iran, through its proxies Hezbollah and Hamas, was trying to establish its own hegemony in the region. He said that Hamas had underestimated Israel's decisiveness, had been "surprised" by the launch of the offensive, and was still not fully aware of how badly it had been damaged..
Source: AP
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