JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister says his country won’t tolerate the bombardment of its citizens and is warning the Gaza Strip’s Hamas rulers not to test his resolve.
Benjamin Netanyahu issued the threat on Thursday, a day after a Palestinian rocket struck the largest city in southern Israel for the first time since an Israeli military offensive in Gaza two years ago.
Israel and Hamas have largely observed an unofficial cease-fire since then. But clashes sporadically flare up along the volatile border as Gaza militants fire rockets and mortars into Israel, drawing military reprisals.
Wednesday’s rocket exploded in Beersheba, 20 miles (30 kilometers) from Gaza. No Israelis were wounded. Israel retaliated with an airstrike in Gaza City, wounding three militants.
