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Israel Suspends Weeklong Gaza Offensive
(AP/Newsday) Josef Federman - Israel has suspended its offensive in the Gaza Strip following a lull in rocket fire by Palestinian militants, but it is ready to restart the operation if attacks resume, the army said on Sunday. The operation, which included a series of airstrikes on weapons factories, storage facilities, and launching areas, achieved its goal of weakening militants' ability to attack Israel from Gaza, the army said. Militants have not fired rockets into Israel since last Tuesday. "Just because there have not been attacks does not mean there will not be more," said army spokeswoman Capt. Yael Hartmann. "We will continue the operation when we see the need to rein in possible attacks." Hartmann said the militants' declarations "don't mean anything to us." But after several nights of activity, Israel halted its airstrikes last Thursday.