Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert (L) shakes hands with Defence Minister Ehud Barak after making statements at the end of Israel's security cabinet meeting in Tel Aviv January 17, 2009. Israel called off its three-week offensive in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, saying it had achieved its objectives against the Hamas Islamist group in a campaign that killed more than 1,200 Palestinians. Hamas warned that it was not ready to give up, however. REUTERS/Paul Hanna (ISRAEL)
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