From Press TV:Israeli officials are deeply divided over their approach to the Gaza war and truce efforts, a leading Israeli newspaper has revealed.
Senior aides to the Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert have lashed out at Defense Minister Ehud Barak's backing of Cairo's efforts to reach a ceasefire.
"Hamas senior officials see these images and hear these voices and draw encouragement from the notion that Israel is looking for a way out. We regret the irresponsibility of ministers leaking information regarding their own private initiatives - as high ranking as these ministers may be," the officials was quoted by The Jerusalem Post as saying on Wednesday.
Reports have been circulated by the Israeli media that the Israeli Army would slow down its operation in the Gaza Strip and the step would be followed by a temporary truce including a halt to troops' movement in the costal sliver.
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