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U.S. Asks Israel to Refrain from Military Action Before Bush Leaves Office
[TIME] Tim McGirk - U.S. officials have asked Israel to refrain from any major military action in the region during the waning days of the Bush presidency, Israeli sources say. U.S. officials also cautioned Israelis against launching a ground assault in Gaza in a bid to stop militants there from firing rockets into southern Israel. U.S. officials turned to Jordan's King Abdullah for help in stemming the rocket attacks from Gaza. The Jordanian monarch dispatched a senior intelligence officer to Damascus to warn Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal that Gaza was in danger of an Israeli attack unless the rocket fire was immediately stopped.