Israeli leaders: No invasion of Gaza soon

JERUSALEM, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Israeli leaders told King Abdullah of Jordan this week that Israel has no immediate plans to try to topple Hamas in Gaza, the Jerusalem Post reported.

The newspaper cited sources in Jordan. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Foreign Minister Ehud Barak traveled to Amman Tuesday for a meeting with the king.

Abdullah warned the Israelis, the sources said, that an invasion of Gaza would have serious repercussions around the region, including Jordan.

Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, who is leading the Kadima Party into the coming election, responded to Abdullah's warning.

"Israel does indeed have strategic ties with its neighbors, Egypt and Jordan, and listens to their needs, but the bottom line remains that the country acts according to the interests of the Israeli citizen," she said.