Trucks Lined up at Gaza Border

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Israel has not agreed to a ceasefire but trucks are lined up outside the Gaza Border to allow humanitarian needs to be transported into Gaza. They will not extend ceasefire agreements at this time.  Gaza citizens are very hostile towards anyone who is not Palestinian.  Israel is the source of their anger and they have continued to blame Israel for this attack. Gaza militants continued to fire rockets into Israel over the past year many times without Israel retaliating.  It is time for Hamas and Gaza militants to stop their aggression towards Israel. It is time to allow Israel to live in peace. Gaza needs to take care of themselves and to stop hurting Israeli citizens.  Since Hamas rockets struck Be'er Sheva for the first time and the Israel Defense Forces completed preparations for a possible ground operation in the Gaza Strip, there has been no resolution. The Education Ministry decided to keep schools in Be'er Sheva closed on Wednesday. In discussions with Olmert and Livni on Tuesday, Defense Minister Ehud Barak recommended seeking an exit from the fighting within the next few days, using one of the various international initiatives currently being worked on although, it is clear that Israel will make all the decisions in this new fight against Hamas terrorism. Barak also favors Sarkazy’s French proposal for a 48-hour truce that would be used to examine Hamas' willingness to agree to a long-term cease-fire, in addition to its stated purpose of providing humanitarian assistance to Gaza's population. Olmert and Livni are not eager to agree with French proposal. "There's no such thing as a 'humanitarian cease-fire'," an Olmert aide said Tuesday. "Gaza is not undergoing a humanitarian crisis. We're constantly supplying it with food and medications, and there's no need for a humanitarian cease-fire." When Olmert visited IDF Southern Command headquarters in Be'er Sheva Tuesday, most of the senior officers with whom he met urged him to authorize a ground operation. People at the meeting said their impression was that Olmert agreed. Moreover, even a temporary cease-fire is liable to take some time to arrange, and during this time, ongoing fire and further casualties could spark renewed escalation. This time Israel seeks the strong arm to ensure a permanent and long-term cease fire allowing Israel and its people to live without fear of a blinding rocket haphazardly striking a random blow into Israel for no apparent reason.