Defense Minister Ehud Barak says that Israel has no plans to invade Gaza in the near future.
The Associated Press has Barak giving as his reason the coming Annapolis Conference.
"What happens in Gaza brings us closer to a broader operation every day," Barak said before a Knesset committee. "But we should get to that point only after we consider and examine and exhaust all the other types of operational possibilities." MK Limor Livnat (Likud) said Barak indicated in his testimony that he did not want to derail the Annapolis talks.
The Associated Press has Barak giving as his reason the coming Annapolis Conference.
"What happens in Gaza brings us closer to a broader operation every day," Barak said before a Knesset committee. "But we should get to that point only after we consider and examine and exhaust all the other types of operational possibilities." MK Limor Livnat (Likud) said Barak indicated in his testimony that he did not want to derail the Annapolis talks.