Prime Minister Ehud Olmert instructed his top officials to refrain from speaking of a possible ceasefire with Hamas.
The decision followed a briefing attended by Defense Minister Ehud Barak. Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, IDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant-General Gabi Ashkenazi, Shin Bet Chief Yuval Diskin and Mossad Chief Meri Dagan. (Roni Sofer)