Israel puts 'temporary hold' on Gaza ground operation

Agence France-Presse
Posted on 11/20/2012 3:50 PM  | Updated 11/20/2012 3:50 PM

JERUSALEM, Israel - Senior Israeli ministers decided overnight to hold off from launching a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip to give Egyptian-led truce efforts a chance to work, a senior Israeli official said Tuesday, November 20.

"A decision was taken that for the time being there is a temporary hold on the ground incursion to give diplomacy a chance to succeed," he told AFP. - Agence France-Presse

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