Chairman Amir Peretz of the Labor-Gesher Party said, Thursday, "The answer to whether the factions in Gaza were deterred or not will only be answered by the test of the results."
Speaking during a visit with Knesset members Itzik Shmuli, Merav Michaeli and Revital Swid to a factory hit by a rocket in Sderot, he added, "To change the reality of another round and another round it must be remembered - alongside every military operation must be a political operation." He also said, "Our plan will make Gaza clean of rockets, and will include the establishment of a regional and international coalition, and then an ultimatum to Hamas: Accepting our Gaza Strip disarmament plan in exchange for the rehabilitation of the Gaza Strip. Next, we will enforce the plan - by diplomatic means after Hamas accepts the demand, and if by military means, in the end, transferring control of the area to the Palestinian Authority with the help of the international community."