Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Defense Minister Amir Peretz and IDF commanders discussed on Tuesday the steps they will take in the wake of the bomb attack. "We will make no discounts for terror groups," Peretz said Monday, "and the cease-fire [with the PA] will not prevent us from targeting them."
However, sources in the Prime Minister's bureau are already making it clear to the press that the "ceasefire" will continue.
The reasons for not mounting a large offensive, according to political and security sources, are that Kassam rocket attacks have become less intense in the past weeks, and that an incursion by the IDF would unite the warring Arab terror organizations, Fatah and Hamas, against Israel.
The Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades leadership responsible for orchestrating the Eilat bombing is loyal to Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and the Fatah party, said "Abu Ahmed," leader of the Brigades in northern Gaza.
The Brigades, the declared military wing of Fatah, took responsibility, along with two other terror groups, for Monday's attack. Three people were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a bakery in the southern resort city of Eilat.
The Brigades leader told WND's Aaron Klein that the attack "reflects the position of Fatah that the occupation must be fought whenever and wherever possible."
The Israel Air Force on Monday night attacked a building and a tunnel being dug underneath it, near the Karni crossing between Gaza and Israel. However, military sources made it clear that this initiative was not a retaliation for the Eilat attack. Security sources said the tunnel was intended for smuggling terrorists and explosives into Israel. The IDF had let the PA know about the tunnel's existence, expecting it to take action, but no action was taken.
Two of the three, Emi Elmaliach, 32, and Michael Ben-Saadon, 27, were buried Tuesday afternoon. The third victim was Yisrael Semolia, 25, whose family lives in Miami, Florida.
Elmaliach, who owned the bakery that was attacked, was born in Eilat. He served in the Alpinistim unit of the IDF, which specializes in operations in cold, mountainous areas. He is survived by his wife of five years, Keren, and their two daughters. In 2004 he opened a chain of three bakeries in Eilat.
Michael Ben-Saadon was born in Akko and came to Eilat four years ago, working odd jobs. Six months ago, he joined Emi Elmaliach as a partner, managing one of the bakeries in the chain. Ben-Saadon leaves a wife, Shani, and an 8-month-old son, Nehori.
However, sources in the Prime Minister's bureau are already making it clear to the press that the "ceasefire" will continue.
The reasons for not mounting a large offensive, according to political and security sources, are that Kassam rocket attacks have become less intense in the past weeks, and that an incursion by the IDF would unite the warring Arab terror organizations, Fatah and Hamas, against Israel.
The Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades leadership responsible for orchestrating the Eilat bombing is loyal to Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and the Fatah party, said "Abu Ahmed," leader of the Brigades in northern Gaza.
The Brigades, the declared military wing of Fatah, took responsibility, along with two other terror groups, for Monday's attack. Three people were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a bakery in the southern resort city of Eilat.
The Brigades leader told WND's Aaron Klein that the attack "reflects the position of Fatah that the occupation must be fought whenever and wherever possible."
The Israel Air Force on Monday night attacked a building and a tunnel being dug underneath it, near the Karni crossing between Gaza and Israel. However, military sources made it clear that this initiative was not a retaliation for the Eilat attack. Security sources said the tunnel was intended for smuggling terrorists and explosives into Israel. The IDF had let the PA know about the tunnel's existence, expecting it to take action, but no action was taken.
Two of the three, Emi Elmaliach, 32, and Michael Ben-Saadon, 27, were buried Tuesday afternoon. The third victim was Yisrael Semolia, 25, whose family lives in Miami, Florida.
Elmaliach, who owned the bakery that was attacked, was born in Eilat. He served in the Alpinistim unit of the IDF, which specializes in operations in cold, mountainous areas. He is survived by his wife of five years, Keren, and their two daughters. In 2004 he opened a chain of three bakeries in Eilat.
Michael Ben-Saadon was born in Akko and came to Eilat four years ago, working odd jobs. Six months ago, he joined Emi Elmaliach as a partner, managing one of the bakeries in the chain. Ben-Saadon leaves a wife, Shani, and an 8-month-old son, Nehori.