Special report: Israel launches Gaza assault
JERUSALEM, May 27 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister
Ehud Olmert said on Sunday that Israel will continue its crackdown on
Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, and that no one involved in attacks
against Israel will be immune.
According to the website of Israeli daily the Jerusalem Post,Olmert said at the weekly cabinet meeting on
the day that no one who fires rockets at Israel will be immune and Israel will
not be subject to a timetable regarding its operations in Gaza.
"We will decide when, where and to what degree we
operate, and no other authority will dictate the conditions to us," the prime
minister was quoted as saying.
Olmert's remarks were made shortly after a Qassam
rocket attack on southern Israeli town of Sderot killed a 36-year-old man and
lightly injured another resident.
At least three rockets landed in Sderot on Sunday
morning.Last week, a woman was killed in Sderot after being hit by a rocket near
the town's commercial center.
According to statistic of the Israel Defense Forces,
more than 230 rockets have been launched by Palestinian militants against Israel
since May 15.
In response to the rocket barrages, Israel carried
out a series of air strikes and targeted killings against Palestinian militants
in Gaza in the past two weeks, killing dozens of them.