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Tue 12 Dec 2008'All-out war' timed to take West by surprise
ANALYSIS:ISRAELI DEFENCE minister Ehud Barak told the Knesset yesterday that Israel was engaged in "an all-out war" with Hamas "to the bitter end".
Mr Barak added that the massive air assault Israel launched on Saturday is aimed not at Gaza's residents, but at the coastal strip's Hamas rulers. He said the operation's goal is to force Hamas to stop its hostile actions directed at Israeli civilians.
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