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Israel OKs limited Gaza action
(JTA) - Israel will hold itself to a limited military response to recent Hamas rocket fire from the Gaza Strip.
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s office said Wednesday that after consulting with security chiefs, he decided to order stepped-up airstrikes against Palestinian rocket crews, but not to target terrorist leaders or order a large-scale ground offensive in Gaza.
For the first time in months, Hamas claimed responsibility for a rocket salvo Tuesday that caused no casualties but stoked speculation that a full-scale military confrontation is imminent. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who shares power with Hamas, described the barrage as a one-time event.
Hamas said it would no longer abide by a “truce” that terrorist groups declared in the Gaza Strip. In any case, the truce has been broken by almost daily rocket barrages into Israel.
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s office said Wednesday that after consulting with security chiefs, he decided to order stepped-up airstrikes against Palestinian rocket crews, but not to target terrorist leaders or order a large-scale ground offensive in Gaza.
For the first time in months, Hamas claimed responsibility for a rocket salvo Tuesday that caused no casualties but stoked speculation that a full-scale military confrontation is imminent. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who shares power with Hamas, described the barrage as a one-time event.
Hamas said it would no longer abide by a “truce” that terrorist groups declared in the Gaza Strip. In any case, the truce has been broken by almost daily rocket barrages into Israel.
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