Cabinet member Minister Arie Deri estimates that the escalation will continue for "a few more days", perhaps even less. "They will try to show that they exist even though they received a very big hit," Deri told Galei Tzahal.
He added that "The elimination of al-'Ata, the Jihad Chief of Staff, was not a warning attack, but rather to prevent further attacks. The Gaza Strip will look different without him."