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Gaza-Israel conflict: Avi Dichter Agricultural Minister press conference and Press scrum interview; ISRAEL:EXTAvi Dichter (Israeli Minister of Agriculture) speaking to journalists in news scrum SOT (5/5)Q; unnamed reporter: You are planning to have boots on the ground in Gaza for a period is what you are saying? A: if we are able to solve the military problem in Gaza and demolish Hamas... in any way, we will minimalize our causalities, and minimize the innocent people as causalities, we should do it.Q: unnamed reporter: But you ARE going to have boots on the ground for a period of time?A: Its a ... we are not ruling out any possibility, we do understand that winning a war against terrorists can not just be by airstrikeQ: unnamed reporter: But the model you gave for the Westbank, required having boots on the ground for a period of time? A: Westbank is different to the Gaza Strip. Westbank has some tougher aspects and some easier aspects. Q: unnamed reporter: Are you ruling out having boots on the ground to control some neighbourhoods in Gaza, is that what you are saying? (Secunder Kermani - C4 News) Q: .....in occupation in other words? A: Israel is not going to do in Gaza different than we have done in the Westbank. In the Westbank during the offensive operation, we have destroyed the military equipment in the Westbank. We have not conquered the Westbank. We have not got back to Ramallah or NEPASAH ? We have access to every place. Today when we have a military problem in every single place in the Westbank ...Q: unnamed reporter: So that is what you have in Gaza going forward? A: In terms of security, Gaza ... in other respects ... remember in the Gaza Strip there is no administration , it has to be built another administration. There is an administration of the Palestinian Authority, they exist, they get paid and they do nothing.... since 2007...Q: unnamed reporter: So you want the ability to go into specific areas...?...