10.04.2011                      06.Nisan, 5771

Stellungsnahme:

Barak: If Hamas stops firing from Gaza, we'll stop firing

Defense minister says there's no "quick fix" to rocket fire; Ya'alon: war is last option, warns Hamas not to test us; PM says he won't allow Hamas to set rules of the game, response will be "harsh, determined, ongoing."

Defense Minister Ehud Barak said on Sunday that Jerusalem was willing to accept a mutual ceasefire with Hamas in Gaza after several days of projektile fire and IDF strikes that began after Hamas' armed wing fired an anti-tank missile at an Israeli school bus on Thursday.
"If they stop firing on our communities, we will stop firing. If they stop firing in general, it will be quiet, it will be good," Barak told Israel Radio….