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| Israel warns Hamas over rockets | Israel warns Hamas over rockets |
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| Israeli leaders have issued stern warnings to Palestinian militant group Hamas to stop rocket attacks on Israel. | Israeli leaders have issued stern warnings to Palestinian militant group Hamas to stop rocket attacks on Israel. |
| Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said he would not hesitate to strike Hamas and another militant group, Islamic Jihad, in the Gaza Strip. | Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said he would not hesitate to strike Hamas and another militant group, Islamic Jihad, in the Gaza Strip. |
| Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni warned Israel "cannot tolerate" Palestinian militants targeting Israeli citizens. | Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni warned Israel "cannot tolerate" Palestinian militants targeting Israeli citizens. |
| Some 50 rockets have been launched from Gaza in recent days, after the killing of three Hamas members by Israel. | Some 50 rockets have been launched from Gaza in recent days, after the killing of three Hamas members by Israel. |
| A six-month ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas ended last week. | A six-month ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas ended last week. |
| 'Enough is enough' | 'Enough is enough' |
| Speaking after talks with the Egyptian leadership in Cairo on the failed ceasefire in Gaza, Ms Livni described the latest escalation as "unbearable". | Speaking after talks with the Egyptian leadership in Cairo on the failed ceasefire in Gaza, Ms Livni described the latest escalation as "unbearable". |
| Ehud Olmert appeals to the people of Gaza to turn against Hamas. | |
| "Hamas needs to understand that our aspiration to live in peace doesn't mean that Israel is going to take this kind of situation any longer. Enough is enough," she said. | "Hamas needs to understand that our aspiration to live in peace doesn't mean that Israel is going to take this kind of situation any longer. Enough is enough," she said. |
| The BBC's Christian Fraser says some will see the visit as the first of several diplomatic steps Israel must take before launching military action. | The BBC's Christian Fraser says some will see the visit as the first of several diplomatic steps Israel must take before launching military action. |
| Mr Olmert called on residents of Gaza to stop militants "firing on innocent civilians", in an interview with the Arab television station Al-Arabiya. | Mr Olmert called on residents of Gaza to stop militants "firing on innocent civilians", in an interview with the Arab television station Al-Arabiya. |
| "I say to you in a last-minute call, stop it," Mr Olmert said, Israeli media reported. | "I say to you in a last-minute call, stop it," Mr Olmert said, Israeli media reported. |
| "Don't let Hamas, which is acting against the values of Islam, put you in danger. Stop them. Stop your enemies and ours." | "Don't let Hamas, which is acting against the values of Islam, put you in danger. Stop them. Stop your enemies and ours." |
| Mr Olmert added: "I will not hesitate to use Israel's might to strike Hamas and [Islamic] Jihad. How? I will not go into details now." | Mr Olmert added: "I will not hesitate to use Israel's might to strike Hamas and [Islamic] Jihad. How? I will not go into details now." |
| Egyptian anger | Egyptian anger |
| Ms Livni had earlier been holding talks with Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak and Prime Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit, who brokered the ceasefire. | Ms Livni had earlier been holding talks with Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak and Prime Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit, who brokered the ceasefire. |
| Mr Aboul Gheit urged restraint from both sides, and said Egypt would continue to act as a mediator but admitted that a new truce currently seemed unlikely. | Mr Aboul Gheit urged restraint from both sides, and said Egypt would continue to act as a mediator but admitted that a new truce currently seemed unlikely. |
| Relations between Egypt and Gaza are strained, our correspondent says. | Relations between Egypt and Gaza are strained, our correspondent says. |
| President Mubarak has told the militants he believes they are making a mistake in abandoning the ceasefire. | President Mubarak has told the militants he believes they are making a mistake in abandoning the ceasefire. |
| It is widely understood the Egyptians are furious with Hamas for boycotting peace talks with Fatah last month, which were due to be held in Cairo. | It is widely understood the Egyptians are furious with Hamas for boycotting peace talks with Fatah last month, which were due to be held in Cairo. |
| The question now, our correspondent says, is whether the Egyptians would back an Israeli military offensive against Hamas. | The question now, our correspondent says, is whether the Egyptians would back an Israeli military offensive against Hamas. |
| The London-based newspaper Al-Quds al-Arabi has reported that Egypt would not object to a limited Israeli operation in the Gaza Strip, aimed at toppling Hamas. | The London-based newspaper Al-Quds al-Arabi has reported that Egypt would not object to a limited Israeli operation in the Gaza Strip, aimed at toppling Hamas. |
| Ms Livni travelled to the Egyptian capital at the personal invitation of the government. | Ms Livni travelled to the Egyptian capital at the personal invitation of the government. |
| This is rare given that Mr Mubarak usually only meets Israeli officials in the Sinai resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. | This is rare given that Mr Mubarak usually only meets Israeli officials in the Sinai resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. |
| It is being read as an Egyptian endorsement of Tzipi Livni, who is seeking to become prime minister in February's general election. | It is being read as an Egyptian endorsement of Tzipi Livni, who is seeking to become prime minister in February's general election. |
| It has been noted that President Mubarak has not yet invited for talks the Defence Minister and Labour Chairman Ehud Barak, who is also a prime ministerial hopeful. | It has been noted that President Mubarak has not yet invited for talks the Defence Minister and Labour Chairman Ehud Barak, who is also a prime ministerial hopeful. |