Seven armed Palestinians have been killed in IDF operations in the strip, which prompted a Kassam and Grad rocket barrage Wednesday on the south. No one was hurt by the rocket and mortar fire, although several residents in Sderot suffered shock.
Vilnai said Israeli troops were deployed in Gaza over Tuesday night in order to blow up a tunnel that was to be used in a major attack against Israel that would have torpedoed the ceasefire. He was speaking Thursday on Army Radio.
Hamas spokesman in Gaza, Fawzi Barhoum, said an extension of the ceasefire agreement would require consultations by the Palestinian factions that approved it. Barhoum added that an extension would not prevent the resistance from responding to acts of aggression by Israel.
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Cabinet Minister in Israel Isaac Herzog says Israel will have to present a very accurate portrayal of its diplomatic options to the team tasked by Barack Obama to formulate his positions on the Middle East. Herzog said he expected continuity on the strategic and diplomatic issues after the administration changeover in Washington.
