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Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL0580705420080305
Olmert to Hamas: Stop Rocket Fire and We Won't Attack Gaza
[Reuters] Dan Williams - Israeli forces will not attack the Gaza Strip if Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups halt their cross-border rocket salvoes, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Wednesday. Speaking after his security cabinet authorized a campaign to stop rocket attacks from Gaza and undermine the territory's Islamist Hamas rulers, Olmert signaled a willingness by Israel to hold its fire. "One thing should be clear: If there is no Kassam (rocket) fire on Israel, there will be no Israeli attack on Gaza. We do not wake up in the morning and think about how to attack Gaza," Olmert said.