Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni discussed the media coverage of the war at a press conference at a Be’er Sheva high school Wednesday afternoon at the site of a Grad rocket explosion.
In response to a question, the Foreign Minister said: “I believe that a war is managed like a war and it isn’t a poker game, and you surely don’t play with your cards showing on the table. Therefore, the decisions will only be stated in the chambers of the Cabinet. This is part of the battle.”
“It is most unfortunate in Israel, which is a democratic country, that occasionally all kinds of questions are asked, and this is not always proper and good. There is a not-so-simple struggle here and our ability to self-manage within is a correct one. But only if we will manage it quietly and within those chambers in which the decisions are made, and we do not explain our future plans and think daily what our agendas are,” Livni said.
Minister Livni also related to the topic of media coverage and emphasized, “At this opportunity, I would like to point out that the media and its reports from everywhere that there is a casualty or incident do not contribute and sometimes help our enemy, the Hamas.”
Livni: Fight the Thugs and Don’t Rely on Luck
The Foreign Affairs Minister stated while visiting the school that it was very fortunate that the school did not conduct classes Wednesday morning, when the rocket hit it. “But we’re not dealing with luck here," she added. "We are fighting against an extremist Islamic terrorist organization. The last period was unbearable. 
"There is no moderation in this war, and this is what the Hamas has understood this week." 
The Hamas was inclined to think that Israel would not respond. This time, we decided to go out and give a very painful response.”
Livni continued, “We won’t agree for the Middle East will turn into a neighborhood in which these thugs will rule. The days are over in which someone from the Hamas could do whatever he desires. The days are over in which someone could fire a missile at us and we would return in a proportional manner. There is no moderation in this war, and this is what the Hamas has understood this week.”
Four Grad Katyushas rocked Be'er Sheva Wednesday morning as thousands of people went to work. No one was physically injured in the attacks, but several people suffered shock. The second attack in a residential area, close to a school, caused property damage.
The exact location of the explosion was not reported due to security considerations, but it was closer to the heart of the city than Tuesday night's attack, that hit the playground of a pre-school facility. The kindergarten was empty at the time and re-opened Wednesday morning despite light damage, but schools in the city were closed and will remain closed Thursday.