Olmert approves stepped-up attacks on Hamas
Israel’s prime minister on Wednesday ordered the army to expand an offensive against the ruling Palestinian movement Hamas after its armed wing fired a missile from Gaza into a major Israeli city for the first time. Political sources said Ehud Olmert, who launched the operation last week after a soldier was seized by Hamas gunmen and other militants, was also considering establishing a buffer zone in northern Gaza to halt the cross-border rocket fire. Full Story