Israel ‘will not avoid Gaza war’

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has warned militants in Gaza that while his government would not rush to go to war, it would not evade such a decision. Mr Olmert was speaking at a meeting of the Israeli cabinet, just days after a six-month ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, which runs Gaza, came to an end. – From BBC news

Israel will respond to ongoing rocket attacks, the country’s prime minister said Sunday, hours after 10 rockets and mortars were lobbed into Israel from Gaza. “Israel will know when to respond correctly and with the necessary responsibility,” outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said at the beginning of his weekly Cabinet meeting. In the past few weeks, an estimated 200 rockets have fallen inside Israel. – From CNN.com