Prime Minister Olmert said the current operations were the first phase of several phases that were authorized by the government.
4 Kassam rockets landed in Sderot. One person was lightly injured, and several suffered shock. One of the rockets landed on a house and caused damage.
This morning, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said the operation against Hamas in Gaza was far from over.
At a meeting today with president Shimon Peres, Olmert told Peres that military is currently executing the first stage of several stages that have been authorized by the political-security cabinet.
Olmert added that the political echelons are giving total support to the full range of Israel Defense Force activities and the commanders to continue and fulfill the objectives of the operation as the government has defined them.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on December 30, 2008
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