TEL AVIV Israel 's new defense minister has told senior military commanders there would be no easing-up in the war against Hezbollah as he toured the northern border with Lebanon . "We will make no ceasefires, we will not take our foot off the pedal, and we will not allow any arrangement that does not include the achievement of our war objectives," Israel Katz said on his first visit to the border region since his appointment. "We will continue to strike Hezbollah everywhere," Katz added. He