Ynetnews.com, January 8, 2009 - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Thursday that the military operation in Gaza was set to continue as the reality in Israel's south has not sufficiently changed yet. During a visit to the Gaza Division the prime minister said that the political echelon's decisions depended on the ability to ensure that calm would once again reign in southern Israel....
"We are not there yet and the IDF hasn't been asked yet to do whatever it takes get to this point. This decision is still ahead of us," he stated....
Earlier Thursday [Defense Minister] Barak toured the Field and MOUT (Military Operations on Urban Terrain) Training Center in Zeelim Base and watched the training of reserve units that were called up for service this week as part of Operation Cast Lead.
"The operation in Gaza is ongoing," Barak said at the end of the visit. "A two-year intensive effort that included training, amassing supplies, renewing equipment and acquainting the commanders with the necessary issues has come to fruition," he added.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
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