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| Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has ordered a resumption of military strikes against Palestinian militants firing rockets from Gaza into Israel. | Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has ordered a resumption of military strikes against Palestinian militants firing rockets from Gaza into Israel. |
| Mr Olmert said troops had been instructed to "take pinpoint action against rocket-launching squads" after two Israeli boys were hurt in a strike. | Mr Olmert said troops had been instructed to "take pinpoint action against rocket-launching squads" after two Israeli boys were hurt in a strike. |
| But he said Israel would continue to maintain the month-long ceasefire that halted fighting in the Gaza Strip. | But he said Israel would continue to maintain the month-long ceasefire that halted fighting in the Gaza Strip. |
| The Hamas-led Palestinian government, also said the truce remained intact. | The Hamas-led Palestinian government, also said the truce remained intact. |
| "We believe this agreement is still alive and both sides should respect it," Ghazi Hamad, a Hamas spokesman, said. | |
| Rocket attacks | Rocket attacks |
| The international community has urged Mr Olmert to keep the ceasefire alive, but he has come under growing domestic pressure to respond to the rocket attacks, which have been increasing. | The international community has urged Mr Olmert to keep the ceasefire alive, but he has come under growing domestic pressure to respond to the rocket attacks, which have been increasing. |
| The Israeli military said seven rockets in all were fired on Tuesday, one of which seriously injured two teenage boys in Sderot. | The Israeli military said seven rockets in all were fired on Tuesday, one of which seriously injured two teenage boys in Sderot. |
| The Palestinian Islamic Jihad group said it carried out the attack in retaliation for recent Israeli military raids in the West Bank. | The Palestinian Islamic Jihad group said it carried out the attack in retaliation for recent Israeli military raids in the West Bank. |
| The 26 November truce was called to halt five months of violence that began after militants killed two Israeli soldiers and captured another in an attack on an army post. | The 26 November truce was called to halt five months of violence that began after militants killed two Israeli soldiers and captured another in an attack on an army post. |
| Since then, more than 60 rockets have been fired into Israel, the Israeli military says. Israel has killed more than a dozen Palestinians, mainly gunmen in the West Bank. | Since then, more than 60 rockets have been fired into Israel, the Israeli military says. Israel has killed more than a dozen Palestinians, mainly gunmen in the West Bank. |
| Israel would "work with the Palestinian Authority so that immediate steps are taken to halt the Qassam (rocket) firings", Mr Olmert said in a statement after a meeting with security chiefs. | Israel would "work with the Palestinian Authority so that immediate steps are taken to halt the Qassam (rocket) firings", Mr Olmert said in a statement after a meeting with security chiefs. |