Senior official: Israel to announce unilateral cease-fire

Senior official: Israel to announce unilateral cease-fire

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JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is expected to announce a unilateral cease-fire Saturday evening, according to a senior Israeli official.

Israel will retain the right to respond to any rocket fire, the official said.

Olmert and Defense Minister Ehud Barak are expected to announce the cease-fire during a news conference after a security Cabinet meeting, the official said.

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The senior official says he expects Olmert to announce a "cessation of military operations because we have achieved our goals both militarily on the ground and with our international partners,"

"Hamas' military machine has been substantially destroyed," the official added. "They have been given a sufficient deterrence that they will think twice before attacking again."

Lets see is Hamas breaks it like last time...

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