Defense Minister Ehud Barak maintained that IDF military operations in Gaza have created enough pressure on Hamas to force the terrorist group to consider ending its attacks on southern Israel. If it succeeds in convincing Israel to agree to a ceasefire, sources said Hamas would promise to hold back other Gaza terrorists groups, such as Islamic Jihad, from attacking Israel as well." Hamas is considering a ceasefire because IDF operations are so successful," Barak told reporters. 

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The United Nations Security Council imposed limited economic sanctions on Iran over the Islamic Republic’s ongoing nuclear development program. The resolution orders UN member nations to halt the sale of materials and technology that would aid Iran in its development plans. In addition, several companies and individuals already suspected of assisting Tehran will have their assets frozen.

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MK (Labor) Danny Yatom, responding to remarks by Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Chairman Dr. Yuval Steinitz, stated his plan would place Israel in the midst of another war. Steinitz called for an Operation Defensive Shield-2, a major counter-terrorism military land incursion into Gaza to bring a halt to rocket attacks.