Israel And Gaza Conflict

This out of Israel:

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert refused Sunday to say when Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip will end, telling his Cabinet the operation will continue until Palestinian rocket attacks significantly decrease.

Israel moved into the northern Gaza town of Beit Hanoun last week in a bid to halt the rocket fire on southern Israeli towns. Forty-five Palestinians have been killed, including a Hamas gunman who was shot in the stomach Sunday, according to Palestinian officials.

"We have declared that we will never accept the ongoing Qassam (rocket) fire and that we would take any steps needed to considerably reduce the fire and prevent terror activity," Olmert told his Cabinet. "The operation is limited in time but we have no intention of announcing when it will end."

"When we reach the conclusion that the effectiveness of the operation is bringing us closer to reaching the goals, we will definitely pull our forces out of Gaza," he added. "We have no intention to occupy Gaza." [emphasis mine]

I call bullshit. They do intend to occupy Gaza and saying they don't is a bald-faced lie. If they didn't want to occupy Gaza, they wouldn't be there.

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