(VOVworld) – Israeli Justice Minister Tzipi Pivni said on Tuesday that Israel would not stop its offensive as long as all Hamas tunnels in the Gaza strip hadn’t been destroyed.

Israeli Justice Minister Tzipi Pivni

Speaking in the Israeli online newspaper Ynet about Operation “Protection Edge”, Pivni said that destroying the tunnels was Israel’s strategic objective and that Israel would not stop until it had achieved its goals. She added that there would be no ceasefire based on unacceptable conditions from Hamas.
Qatar Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani made an unannounced visit to Saudi Arabia to discuss regional issues with Saudi King Abdullah. This was their first meeting since the diplomatic disputes last March over the role of the Muslim Brotherhood in the region. While Saudi Arabia supported Egypt’s Israel-backed initiative, Qatar supported Hamas’s demands for the ending of Israel’s blockade of Gaza.