Spoetnik
24-11-06, 16:05
Israel: No end to Gaza offensive until Palestinians halt rocket fire
Israel appears to have rejected an offer by Palestinian militant factions to stop firing Qassam rockets on Israel if the Israel Defense Forces ceases its operations in the Gaza Strip.
Hader Habib, an Islamic Jihad official in Gaza, said Thursday night that Islamic Jihad, Hamas and Fatah reached an agreement on the deal during a meeting of representatives of the groups and Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh in Gaza.
Government spokeswoman Miri Eisin responded to the proposal by saying Israel would only stop its actions after militants laid down their weapons.
"Hamas, Islamic Jihad and other groups have chosen to fire rockets into Israel day in and day out," Eisin said. "Israel will continue to defend its citizens against the rockets and will only stop its actions once those who fire, store and make the rockets and those who smuggle in their components cease their actions."
In addition, Israel Defense Forces sources told Israel Radio on Friday that military activity in the Gaza Strip will continue, and even intensify, in an effort to move the Qassam cells to areas that are less convenient for firing rockets at Israel.
Labor Party secretary general Eitan Cabel, however, said he would be glad to accept a deal that could lead to a cease-fire. Last year's disengagement from the Gaza Strip was meant to put a halt to the hostility and killing in the area, he noted.
"If this could lead to a cease-fire, I would be very happy for it to happen," Cabel told Israel Radio.
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http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/791532.html
Wat een kinderen zijn het toch. De Palestijnen bieden aan te stoppen Israel aan te vallen, als Israel stopt met zijn aanvallen op Palestijnse gebieden. Het antwoord van Israel hierop is, dat Israel stopt met aanvallen wanneer de Palestijnen stoppen met aanvallen. :rolleyes:
Israel appears to have rejected an offer by Palestinian militant factions to stop firing Qassam rockets on Israel if the Israel Defense Forces ceases its operations in the Gaza Strip.
Hader Habib, an Islamic Jihad official in Gaza, said Thursday night that Islamic Jihad, Hamas and Fatah reached an agreement on the deal during a meeting of representatives of the groups and Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh in Gaza.
Government spokeswoman Miri Eisin responded to the proposal by saying Israel would only stop its actions after militants laid down their weapons.
"Hamas, Islamic Jihad and other groups have chosen to fire rockets into Israel day in and day out," Eisin said. "Israel will continue to defend its citizens against the rockets and will only stop its actions once those who fire, store and make the rockets and those who smuggle in their components cease their actions."
In addition, Israel Defense Forces sources told Israel Radio on Friday that military activity in the Gaza Strip will continue, and even intensify, in an effort to move the Qassam cells to areas that are less convenient for firing rockets at Israel.
Labor Party secretary general Eitan Cabel, however, said he would be glad to accept a deal that could lead to a cease-fire. Last year's disengagement from the Gaza Strip was meant to put a halt to the hostility and killing in the area, he noted.
"If this could lead to a cease-fire, I would be very happy for it to happen," Cabel told Israel Radio.
(...)
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/791532.html
Wat een kinderen zijn het toch. De Palestijnen bieden aan te stoppen Israel aan te vallen, als Israel stopt met zijn aanvallen op Palestijnse gebieden. Het antwoord van Israel hierop is, dat Israel stopt met aanvallen wanneer de Palestijnen stoppen met aanvallen. :rolleyes: