Israel suspended attacks on Gaza

Israel suspended attack on the Gaza strip as the US Secretary of State; Condoleezza Rice planned to visit the region on her two days trip to the troubled area. The attacks by the Israeli troops that initiated five days earlier on Gaza killed 110 Palestinians.

Most of the attacks were rocket attacks and Israel said that it is calling back its troops for the visit made by the US Secretary of State. The extremist Islamist group Hamas said that the troops were returning because its incursion mission failed.