'As it seems now, we will be forced to embark on a large-scale military operation and only then reach an understanding,' said cabinet member Yuval Steinitz to Army Radio after an over four-hour long security cabinet meeting on Sunday. 'If there won't be a choice, we will embark also on a ground operation to eliminate Hamas rule,' added Steinitz. The IAF struck multiple Hamas targets across the Gaza Strip overnight on Friday after a house in Sderot sustained a direct hit by a rocket launched during a barrage by Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ). Anna Ahronheim contributed to this report.
