The Hamas showing and what should now be done will be a major issue in the Israeli campaign, which ends March 28.

Palestinians say the Israeli military campaigns make them more determined, adding that they can outlast the Israelis.

The Israeli military campaign began after that attack.

A senior Israeli military official said today that the Israeli military campaign would look familiar, but more intense.

The Israeli military campaign is still bound by constraints that could cause it to backfire.

"We decided as ministers to submit our resignations to give him flexibility of movement in the face of the Israeli campaign."

To me, that illuminates the basic difference in approach to politics that characterizes this Israeli campaign.

Palestinian officials have said that the Israeli campaign against militant groups has jeopardized an American-backed peace effort, known as the road map.

Meanwhile, he said, fundamentalism is nourished by the Israeli military campaign in the West Bank.

The operations already amount to the largest Israeli military campaign in many years, and represent a heavy investment in lives, resources and international censure.