’Israeli’ Minister: We’re Closer to Ground Operation

Local Editor

"Israeli" Communications Minister and Security Cabinet Member Gilad Erdan [Likud] called the "Israelis" to be patient, adding that the "Israeli" army was closer than ever to launching a full ground invasion of Gaza.

Speaking in an interview with "Israeli" army Radio on Thursday morning, Erdan revealed that "Israel" did not yield to Hamas's demands during recent negotiations in Cairo.

"Hamas did not receive a single one of its demands and so it appears they have resumed firing," he stated.

He further added : ""Israel" was not prepared to concede its position of strength by suddenly capitulating to Hamas demands. He also noted that the negotiations were not expected to have achieved any major achievements for "Israel" apart from a period of calm."

He added that "Israel" was closer than ever to launching a full-scale ground operation, but cautioned "Will this happen tomorrow? It's not certain, since the price for this will be high, but we are closer today to a ground operation than we have been at any point since the start of the operation."

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team