(Jerusalem Post) Arieh O'Sullivan - To defend Israel from Palestinian Kassam rocket attacks, the Israel Air Force will aerially monitor districts in the Gaza Strip most likely to be launching-sites and open fire if suspicious activity is spotted. Unlike recent army responses to rocket attacks, potential air force targets will be populated areas, and not empty spaces. The IDF said it would notify civilians in targeted areas a number of hours before any attacks occur. "Until now, the rockets have been terrorist acts, but now they constitute an act of war," said Ra'anan Gissin, a senior adviser to Prime Minister Sharon, "and we will react with commensurate severity." Gissin said that a new operation would aim to create an "intolerable situation" for the population in Gaza to pressure the Palestinian Authority into clamping down on cross-border attacks.
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