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Source: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1050155.html
An End to Israeli Restraint in Gaza
[Ha'aretz] Amos Harel and Avi Issacharoff - Israel is about to retaliate fiercely for Hamas' attacks. The situation will not necessarily develop into an all-out war, but the coming days will, so it seems, mark the end to restraint. Close to 200 Katyushas, Kassam rockets and 120-mm., Iranian-produced mortar shells have been fired at Israel since Hamas said it would not renew the lull that had expired on Dec. 19. Israeli intelligence assessments say that Hamas is interested in returning to a period of calm, but wishes to do so from a position of power, once it has imposed its conditions on Israel.