Secretary of State of Israel: Gaza is not to attack Destroy Hamas

Anton Suhartono - Okezone-translate

Tel Aviv - Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said, even though his side has attacked Gaza for 19 days, Tel Aviv has not been successful and that the Hamas is not the main objective to attack Gaza.

In an interview with the German Der Spiegel that was released Tuesday (13/1/2009), Livni said, although there, weakening the already successful and provide a wallop to Hamas.

He berkilah that the military operation to Gaza "Cast Lead" is not to destroy Hamas. "Our goal to prevent Hamas attacks. They will think twice before to the rocket fire with Israel," he said.

Soal ceasefire, Livni argued that no peace talks with the group that does not recognize Israel. "This is not a war that could end with a peace agreement," Livni demolished.

He added that the war against Hamas is still far from complete. According to him, this military operation is not the way to end Hamas.

When asked why Israel delegasinya to send cease-fire talks to Cairo Egypt, Livni said that in private negotiations that do not agree. "Negotiations with Hamas is wrong," specifically.