One is deterrence , as Gabi Siboni , an Israeli colonel emphasized in The New York Times : `` Deterrence has to be maintained . Palestinian political analyst : ` ` Israel largely responsible for truce breakdowns [ with Gaza ] '' Nadia Hijab : Israel 's new policy could be motivated by forthcoming Israeli elections . Israel could also be trying to impose a blockade , says Hijab . ` ` What is needed now is an immediate cease - fire , '' he says .
Palestinian political analyst : ` ` Israel largely responsible for truce breakdowns [ with Gaza ] '' Nadia Hijab : Israel 's new policy could be motivated by forthcoming Israeli elections . Israel could also be trying to impose a blockade , says Hijab . ` ` What is needed now is an immediate cease - fire , '' he says .