Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu addressed the country shortly following a mortar and rocket barrage launched at Israel from Gaza on Tuesday afternoon. 'We made the decision to approve a cease fire proposed by Egypt,' said the PM, 'If Hamas and Islamic Jihad refuse to accept [a ceasefire] we will respond with great force.' 'That is how we responded this afternoon hitting a great number of targets.' 'If there is to be no ceasefire, our answer is fire,' said Netanyahu.
