PM Ehud Olmert referred to the international condemnations of Israel's military action in the Gaza Strip, saying: "About the Palestinian's unending murderousness towards us, about the exploitation of civilians in Gaza as human shields against the IDF, no one is speaking for some reason."
During a visit to a youth village outside Tel Aviv, Olmert said, "We know the truth. We did not declare war on the citizens of Gaza. They are not our enemies." (Yaheli Moran Zelikovich)