Israeli soldiers walk near the border with the northern Gaza Strip January 11, 2009.(Amir Cohen/Reuters)
From McClatchy:
JERUSALEM - More than two weeks into its devastating campaign to destabilize Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military has not achieved all of its goals, prompting some top strategists to push for more time to undermine the Islamist group's ability to attack Israel.
Israeli political leaders indicated Sunday that they were looking to bring the fighting to an end soon, even as their military tightened its grip on Gaza City and some military officers openly advocated continuing the offensive.
Israeli President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert both suggested that they want to halt the operation without sending thousands of Israeli soldiers into the heart of the Gaza Strip.
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