>>>>>Israel has pledged a ‘painful’ response to rocket fire from Gaza. Israeli PM Olmert told Gaza's Islamic militant rulers they can expect a severe response if rocket attacks on southern Israel don't stop.
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>>>>Interesting that 110 rockets have hit Israel since the last military conflict - you never hear about it on the news.
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>>>Then how did you find out about it? ;-)
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>>It's a small statement in an article about Olmert's comments on CNN online. Not on the broadcast news or I missed it.
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>That would also be an indication of the effectiveness of these rockets.

I don't know about that. It is interesting (saving grace) that there haven't been deaths, but rockets have hit empty schools and nearby schools when they are scheduled to begin classes or let out classes in the past. I guess, what, Israel should wait until a school is hit when it is full of children? I just can't see any other country waiting for such a thing when bombs are being sent into their country. I don't like the idea of Israel stepping up military action (again), but really, why are these bombs continuing to be sent over? I keep reading and hearing statements that Hamas has not broken any promises (most recently from Carter over the weekend) and yet the bombs keep being sent over... What happened to the unilateral truce they agreed to when Israel stopped the last military action? Unless Hamas is not responsible for these bombs or Hamas does not have control over its own members...Perhaps smaller militant groups not associated with Hamas?