The US has given Israel the green light for a large-scale
Israeli operation in the Gaza Strip, Lebanese newspaper
Al-Akhbar claimed Saturday.
The paper quoted unnamed diplomats who said Washington
had authorized the move after Defense Minister Ehud Barak
presented US officials with documents attesting to the
increased arming of Hamas and Islamic Jihad operatives
in the Strip.
The paper further stated that Barak and
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert had met several times recently
to discuss the prospect of an operation and make a final decision
on the issue. It claimed that Israel's hesitancy was due to fears
that such an action would hurt negotiations with the Palestinian Authority.
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