JERUSALEM (Reuters) -An Israeli military spokesman said on Tuesday that the status of the Gaza Strip after Israel's planned ground assault on the Palestinian enclave would be a "global issue" for discussion by Israel's politicians and with other countries. "We've had all kinds of end games," Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari told media during a news briefing, in response to a question about whether Israel's military planned to stay and govern Gaza after its ground invasion. "The cabinet is also discussing what that could look like . this is also a global issue, what the situation will look like in this region," he said.
bbc s lucy williamson sends this update from jerusalem. as we saw the signs and the events with the rocket fires and strikes from gaza and the conflict spreading into southern lebanon as well. i think people are concerned about whether this is going to grow into something wider. i think also signs that many people are trying to steer it away from that. certainly, speaking to the israeli military spokesman today. he was saying that they are very concerned for this not to escalate. certainly, israel is facing pressure on a number of friends at the moment but the causes of these growing conflict of the past few days hasn t changed and we are heading into a weekend where muslims are celebrating ramadan and