Monday 12 November 2012

Rocket fire from Gaza intensifies

Palestinians look through their belongings in a house destroyed overnight by an Israeli airstrike in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. Hostilities along the Gaza-Israel border escalated sharply over the weekend, with rocket salvos from Gaza and Israeli strikes killing at least six Palestinians. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

Palestinians look through their belongings in a house destroyed overnight by an Israeli airstrike in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. Hostilities along the Gaza-Israel border escalated sharply over the weekend, with rocket salvos from Gaza and Israeli strikes killing at least six Palestinians. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

An unidentified Israeli man inspects the damage to a house caused by a rocket thought to have been fired by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip in the southern Israeli town of Sderot, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. Hostilities along the Gaza-Israel border escalated sharply over the weekend, with bombardments from Gaza causing rare Israeli casualties and Israeli strikes killing several Palestinians. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

JERUSALEM (AP) ? Gaza militants launched 10 rockets into southern Israel by midday Monday, including one that struck the yard of a house, the military said. The barrage ramps up pressure on the Israeli government to stage a large-scale operation aimed at stopping the persistent attacks.

No injuries were reported and there was no immediate Israeli retaliation. But earlier in the day, Israeli aircraft struck three militant sites in Gaza.

According to the military's count, more than 110 rockets have hit Israel since Saturday.

The violence threatens to explode into a major confrontation ahead of Israel's Jan. 22 elections.

Israeli leaders have warned they won't tolerate continued assaults and have threatened a more forceful response.

"The world must understand that Israel will not sit idly in the face of attempts to attack us," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday.

Defense Minister Ehud Barak has said Israel's upcoming elections will not deter Israel from acting militarily.

Associated Press

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