Outgoing Israeli Premier Ehud Olmert says Israel will adopt an aggressive policy not a defensive one in dealing with the Gaza Strip. "We will never flee from our homes. We won't defend, but will attack - and stop once and for all what threatens our daily lives," he was quoted by the Israeli daily Haaretz as saying on Tuesday. Olmert made the remarks hours after Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni urged the government to take any necessary steps to topple the Hamas government in Gaza.
Palestinian groups have been firing rockets at Israeli targets since November 4 when six people were killed in an Israeli raid on the costal region.
The remarks by Olmert could be interpreted as a green light to the Israeli Army to launch incursions into the Gaza Strip and attack Palestinian targets including Hamas offices.
Israel has also been using the targeted assassination policy to murder Palestinian leaders.