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Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Arye Mekel after Israel announced it was partially lifting a blockade it had imposed on the Gaza Strip last week in response to a sharp increase in rocket attacks by Palestinian militants.
Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008

Open quoteWe think Hamas got the message. As we have seen in the past couple of days, when they want to stop the rockets, they can. Close quote

  • ARYE MEKEL
  • Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman, after Israel announced it was partially lifting a blockade it had imposed on the Gaza Strip last week in response to a sharp increase in rocket attacks by Palestinian militants
Photo: Ammar Awad / Reuters | Source: AP