JERUSALEM — Hours before Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice landed here Wednesday for talks on resolving the Middle East conflict, Israel increased the pressure on Hamas, the Islamist group in control of the Gaza Strip, by declaring it "hostile territory," opening the way for further restrictions on the supply of vital goods like electricity and gasoline.
The intention of the declaration, by Israel's security cabinet, is to hold Hamas "responsible and accountable" for any further rocketing or attacks on Israel from Gaza, which Hamas took over when it routed Fatah forces in June fighting, Israeli officials said.
Asked about the Israeli decision, Rice said: "Hamas is a hostile entity to us as well." Both countries, as well as the European Union, classify Hamas as a terrorist organization, and Hamas has refused international demands that it recognize Israel's right to exist, forswear violence and accept all previous Israeli-Palestinian agreements.
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The intention of the declaration, by Israel's security cabinet, is to hold Hamas "responsible and accountable" for any further rocketing or attacks on Israel from Gaza, which Hamas took over when it routed Fatah forces in June fighting, Israeli officials said.
Asked about the Israeli decision, Rice said: "Hamas is a hostile entity to us as well." Both countries, as well as the European Union, classify Hamas as a terrorist organization, and Hamas has refused international demands that it recognize Israel's right to exist, forswear violence and accept all previous Israeli-Palestinian agreements.
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