And when Israel attacks the rocket sites and hits terrorist targets, the world will scream bloody murder about Israel's "disproportionate" response. J-Post: Israel will not hesitate to launch a major IDF operation against Gaza-based terrorist factions if necessary, Defense Minister Ehud Barak warned on Sunday - after some 100 rockets hit southern Israel in 24 hours. [...] At press time, the rockets and the mortar shells were still coming. Barak blamed Hamas for the attacks. "If we are forced to go back into Gaza in order to deal Hamas a [serious] blow and restore security for all of Israel's citizens, then we will not hesitate to do so," he warned. "It is Hamas that will pay the price; a price that will be painful," he said. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu also warned, "We are prepared to intensify our response," speaking at Sunday's cabinet meeting. "The world needs to understand that Israel will not sit idly by in the face of attempts to attack us," the prime minister ...(Read Full Post)