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Occupied Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert opted yesterday for limited military action in Gaza after Hamas's armed wing fired rockets into Israel and declared a ceasefire in the territory dead, sources said.
Ruling out a ground offensive, Olmert decided in talks with security chiefs to step up "targeted attacks" against Palestinian rocket-launching crews but refrain from trying to kill senior militants or political leaders, the sources said.
"Israel will not hesitate to take harsh measures against those who try to harm its sovereignty by firing rockets into our territory, attempting attacks on soldiers and other means," Olmert's office said in a statement after the security session.
Hamas's Ezz Al Deen Al Qassam Brigades launched eight rockets at Israel from Gaza on Tuesday in what the group said was retaliation for Israel's killing of nine Palestinians in West Bank raids.
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