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Defense Minister Ya'alon: Gaza Fighting Won't Resume
(Ha'aretz) Amos Harel - Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon said Tuesday that fighting would not resume in Gaza, despite the difficulties in reaching a permanent Israel-Hamas cease-fire agreement. He said that Israeli deterrence in the wake of the Gaza war was strong, and said he hoped that if a solution could be found via Egyptian mediation that would allow reconstruction to begin, this might ensure a relatively long period of quiet. Israel was already working with the UN and PA to enable increased transfer of construction materials to Gaza, Ya'alon said. However, he noted, Israel would make sure that no "dual-use materials" - that could be used to dig new tunnels or manufacture weapons - would be brought in without proper oversight.