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Guardian: Israeli claim of victory denounced
Israel's army chief claimed victory over the Palestinian intifada yesterday, saying the ceasefire announced by Hamas and other groups was an admission of defeat.
Lieutenant General Moshe Yaalon told the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth that, after 1,000 days of uprising, the Palestinians had been forced to realise that "terror doesn't pay". He said Israeli society had withstood the test and terror was fought with heroism. "We now need to announce that we have won and carry on. We managed to bring a war that could not be won with a crushing attack ... to the point where the other side realises that using force will not bring a solution."

"und nebenbei hat Israel Gestern die gezielten T?tungen von Militanten Palästinensern wieder aufgenommen und einen Anführer der Al-Aqsa Brigaden erschossen, die Al-Aqsa Brigaden haben daraufhin den Waffenstillstand gekündigt und Vergeltung versprochen. Soviel zum Israelischen Friedenswillen"

MSNBC: Israel kills militant, blocks highway
After tentative steps toward peace, Israeli troops killed a Palestinian militiaman during a West Bank raid Thursday, and the two sides bickered over who won the past 33 months of fighting. In the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces temporarily closed an important junction after rockets were fired at a Jewish settlement, casting a shadow over a hand over of territory to Palestinians.