(Ha'aretz) Aluf Benn - Sharon knows that the results of the fighting in the northern Gaza Strip will influence his chances of securing approval for and implementing the disengagement plan. In Sharon's opinion, Israel must change the situation in Gaza - stop the firing of rockets on Sderot, and deal a blow to the terror organizations and arms industry - and create the conditions that will facilitate the evacuation next year. Sharon doesn't want to leave Gaza in flight, under fire, and to appear to have fled from a few Hamas cells. Sources in Jerusalem say, in general, there is international understanding for the operation.
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