(Reuters) Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Ori Lewis - Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Yuval Steinitz told Israel Radio on Monday that disarming Gaza militants was crucial to a long-term truce. "I certainly hope that there will be a diplomatic solution. If there will not be a diplomatic solution, I am convinced that sooner or later we will have to opt for a military solution of taking temporary control of Gaza to demilitarize it again," he said. Another sticking point in the Cairo talks has been Israel's demand for guarantees that Hamas would not use any reconstruction supplies sent to Gaza to build tunnels of the sort Palestinian fighters have used to infiltrate Israel.
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