(Ha'aretz) Barak Ravid - Israel will not tolerate the bombardment of its citizens, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday, following a missile attack on the southern city of Beersheba. A Grad rocket fired on Wednesday hit a building in a residential area, causing damage. In retaliation, the Israel Air Force bombed targets in Gaza City, wounding three Islamic Jihad militants. Meron Reuben, Israel's ambassador to the UN, wrote a letter to the President of the Security Council, Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, on Wednesday, imploring the UN to condemn the attack. Reuben said the attacks represent a clear escalation of terrorist activity emanating from Gaza and constitute a clear violation of international law.
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