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        1/18/2009, Tevet 22, 5769

      Netanyahu: The Job's Not Over Yet


      Opposition Leader Binyamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that the military's job in Gaza is not over yet. Speaking to reporters following a visit to casualties of terrorist fire who are recuperating in Be'er Sheva's Soroka Medical Center, the Likud party leader said, "To tell the truth, the Israel Defense Forces landed a blow to the head of Hamas, but unfortunately, the work is not over. Hamas still controls Gaza and will continue to smuggle weapons in through the Philadelphi Corridor."

      He added, "You cannot show weakness against Hamas terror and the reinforcement it receives from Iran. You have to show a strong end until the final elimination of the threat."

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