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| Israel Ministers Talk of Crushing Hamas Vowing to Fight |
| 2014-08-10 |
| [BLOOMBERG] Israeli cabinet ministers said the Gazoo Strip's Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, rulers must be crushed while the myrmidon group vowed to keep fighting, as efforts to piece together a shattered truce faltered. Should missile fire from the Paleostinian territory continue for weeks, "we won't have any choice but to defend ourselves and win this battle," Minister of Intelligence and Strategic Affairs Yuval Steinitz told Channel 10 television, a day after the three-day truce unraveled amid a hail of rockets. "This means we will have to seriously consider the possibility of taking full control of Gazoo for a number of weeks." Hamas front man Fawzi Barhoum promised the group's hard boyz would continue "resistance with all our might and with all means." The cease-fire was negotiated as a possible springboard for a more lasting settlement after three major military confrontations in less than six years. Talks in Cairo mediated by Egypt failed to extend the agreement and rocket fire resumed before the truce expired. Hamas said Israel hadn't agreed to its demands, which include allowing Gazoo to have a seaport. Israel said it wouldn't rejoin negotiations while under fire. The rising rhetoric "is a classic example of each side trying to prove to the other side they have no need for compromise," said Cameron Brown, a researcher at The Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv. |
| Posted by:Fred |