(Yediot Ahronot-Hebrew) Hanan Greenberg and Eli Vaked - The IDF cannot ignore the tens of recent rocket and mortar attacks by Palestinian terror groups, primarily Hamas, even though the launchings "are aimed primarily at Abu Mazen," an IDF source said. "Clearly we will not be able to continue to remain quiet and react only with pinpoint actions. In the end, the IDF will have to operate on a much broader and more serious scale," said the source. "It was only a miracle that no children were hurt when the mortar hit the school bus [Tuesday]. The moment the terrorist cell was identified, we had to fire back. Otherwise, the shelling would have continued."
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