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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 SOT (1/5)- ...not just according to the timetable of the media, with all respect, or the timetable of the other side Hamas, any other time (shrugs) we have to plan it according to our timetableQ: Unnamed reporter: ... and you are not ready yet?- and I didn't say we were not ready, we have decided to continue the work? and the best way to reach our goals. I wouldn't recommend you go to Gaza and to live today in the Gaza strip. If you talk to Gazan's and ask what's it like to live [in] Gaza Strip, they will tell you Hell is much better. Because when the air force is targeting terrorists in building's in shelters, and every day you hear about new names .... and I remember it from when I worked in Gaza Strip.... they continue to work in terrorism for a long long time... some became high ranking terrorists and now they are in graves. But we decided to reach our goal and the best way is the lowest number of causalities.Q: Unnamed reporter: What is your threshold on civilian casualties? You said there were 50 thousand Hamas and other groups there that you need to go after. there ate 2.2 million people that ARE civilians casualties. The international communities put pressure on you for that, what is your tolerance for civilian casualties?- 'First of all we don't have anything against civilians....Unnamed reporter (interjects) : They are getting killedClose up Avi Dichter (Israeli Minister of Agriculture) speaking to journalists SOT- 'When you surround yourself with innocent people to defend you, when you launch rockets from a middle of a circle that's surrounded by these people and you want to hit the launcher with any sophisticated weapon, you know for sure that the launcher if you don't hit it, will launch another rocket, are you going to destroy the launcher or fa...