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Olmert: Iran Building NuclearWeapons.

By VOA News

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said his government still believes Iran = is using its nuclear program to develop "non-conventional weapons."

Olmert addressed reporters Tuesday in Berlin after a second day of talks wi= th German Chancellor Angela Merkel about Iran's

nuclear program and the Mid= dle East peace process. He said he would not rule out a military response i= n trying to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons. Tehran insists it= s nuclear program is strictly for peaceful purposes.

The Israeli leader also said his government would continue to negotiate pea= ce with the Palestinian authority under Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas= and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad. But he vowed Israel would keep pressure o= n Hamas terrorists in Gaza.

Rocket attacks on Israel from the Palestinian enclave of Gaza began after t= he murderous Islamic group Hamas wrested control of the coastal strip from = Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah faction in July.

Israel's responses, ranging from air attacks and military incursions to cut= ting off supplies to the residents of Gaza, have so far failed to stop the = attacks.

Israeli troops also raided 14 Palestinian money changers across the West Ba= nk Tuesday after accusing Hamas of using them to channel funds to Gaza. Sec= urity forces arrested five money changers and confiscated more than $800,00= 0.

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