ARABS IN GAZA RENEW ROCKET ATTACK ON ISRAEL: 30 ROCKETS FIRED

Haaretz: At least 30 Qassam rockets fired into Israel from Gaza - since WEDNESDAY

At least 30 Qassam rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip into Sderot and other Gaza-area communities since Wednesday night, shattering a recent lull in Gaza fighting and highlighting the fragility of efforts to move Israel and Gaza's Islamic Hamas rulers toward a truce.

Ten mortar shells were also fired at Israel's south.

Two rockets struck urban areas and the rest hit open areas. No one was hurt but some property damage was reported.

Gaza militant groups said late Thursday that they had fired 64 rockets and mortar shells at Israel during the course of the day Thursday.

The Prime Minister's Office said on Thursday that Israel holds Hamas accountable for every rocket fired by the different militant groups in the Gaza Strip.

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The quiet in the western Negev came to an abrupt end on Thursday as 28 rockets slammed into Sderot and other Gaza-belt communities. The rockets were fired by Islamic Jihad in response to an IDF operation Wednesday night in Bethlehem during which the group's military commander in the city was killed.

Several rockets landed in Sderot and one scored a direct hit on the playground of a high school in the city. Close to 10 mortar shells were also fired into Israel.

Five Islamic Jihad operatives were killed on Wednesday, including Mahmoud Shehada, the commander of the group in Bethlehem who was wanted by Israel for the past eight years for his involvement in a number of deadly terror attacks since the eruption of the second intifada.

Defense officials dismissed claims that Israel had agreed to a cease-fire and pointed to remarks made Wednesday by Defense Minister Ehud Barak that "Israel will respond when and where it wants to."

"Nothing happens in the Gaza Strip without Hamas knowing about it," a senior defense official said. "Even though the rockets are fired by Islamic Jihad, Hamas is responsible."

I THINK THAT HAMAS WILL PAY A VERY HIGH PRICE. AND SOON...

• IT IS JUST FOR THEM TO PAY DEARLY.
• AND IF DONE WITH THE PROPER SEVERITY AND PRECISION, IT CAN CREATE SOME PERIOD OF PEACE.