No decisions at cabinet meeting

Channel 2 reports that today’s cabinet meeting was more of an update session than a decision-making event. Various ministers weighed in on what they think Israel should be doing, with Strategic Affairs Minister Yuval Steinitz calling for a major ground offensive in Gaza. Earlier, Foreign Minister Liberman had reiterated his call for Israel to smash Hamas.

For now, though, the Israeli tactic seems to be to pressure Hamas and respond with major airstrikes to the ongoing rocket fire. “Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ya’alon heard out the various ministers,” Channel 2 reports, and then returned to running the conflict the way they want to.