Jerusalem- In a move which could lead to the end of a long political career, Israeli

Tel Aviv - Israeli Premier Ehud Olmert was set to convene his security cabinet Wednesday to discuss whether to accept a truce with Gaza Strip militants, or whether to press ahead with military action to end rocket fire on southern Israel.

The issue was discussed Tuesday at consultations Olmert held with Defence Minister Ehud Barak and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni.

No details emerged from that meeting, but Israeli media reports Wednesday morning said that while Olmert and Livni wanted to give the go-ahead for a military offensives in the enclave, Barak preferred to give Egypt more time to mediate a truce.

Cairo's mediation has as yet to achieve results.

Tel Aviv /Washington - Israel

Jerusalem  - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert met Palestinian

Jerusalem - Israeli Prime Minsiter

Jerusalem - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert denied Monday that he had committed to withdrawing from the occupied Golan Heights, as a precondition set by Syria for renewing peace negotiations.

"All that I said to the Syrians was that I know what you want, and you know what I want. There is no commitment beyond that," Olmert told an Israeli parliamentary committee on foreign and security affairs.

In a surprise, three-way announcement from Jerusalem, Damascus and Ankara, Israel and Syria said last week that they were holding indirect peace negotiations under Turkish mediation, the first such talks in eight years.