Israel Defense Minister Ehud Barak has said that his country is not planning another attack over Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.
Barak said in an interview with the YNet news Web site, using Israel’s name for its recent 22-day offensive in Gaza, “It is not our intention to have an Operation Cast Lead 2.”
“We said there would be a response and there was a response last night,” he added.
His comments clashed with statements on Sunday by Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni who said that, if necessary, Israel would mount a new offensive in the Gaza Strip to choke off cross-border rocket fire.
Both Barak, head of the center-left Labor Party, and Livni, chairman of the ruling, centrist Kadima party, are candidates for prime minister in Israel’s February 10 election.
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