unnel under the Gaza-Israel frontier blew up, in what the Israeli military called an attempt by Palestinian militants to kill or kidnap soldiers. Palestinians said the blast was a roadside bomb to avenge the death of an 11-year-old boy who was shot dead earlier in the evening during an exchange of fire with Israelis. Then on Saturday, militants fired an anti-tank missile into an Israeli military jeep patrolling the border fence, wounding four soldiers one critically. Casualties of that order are rare for the Israeli military in clashes with Gaza militants,toms shoes sale. In response, Israel launched airstrikes that have killed six Gazans and wounded almost 40. Palestinian rocket and mortar barrages have wounded four Israeli civilians and kept a large swath of the country running for cover. The military said more than 80 rockets had landed in Israel and 12,000 Israeli students stayed home from school on Sunday. Later in the day, the military said a Palestinian rocket made a direct hit on an Israeli home in the town of Sderot. No injuries were reported. Yael Talker, a resident of Kibbutz Reim in southern Israel, said her family spent the night in a makeshift shelter in their home. "Each time the alarms ring, we hope it's the last," she said. "Our patience is running out ... when we sleep, we dream about bombs. It must stop." Nearly four years ago,toms shoes on sale, before the last national election, Israel carried out a broad military offensive in Gaza to stop years of rocket fire. Some 1,400 Palestinians were killed in the operation, including hundreds of civilians. Since then, sporadic rocket fire has continued, but Gaza's Hamas rulers have largely refrained from major rocket attacks. Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Israel was assessing the situation. He rejected the suggestion that Israel's upcoming Jan. 22 elections could affect the government's response to the current round of violence. "I don't think the elections have to have any effect on our response," he said. "It shouldn't cause us to refrain from acting, it's not handcuffing us. But it shouldn't provoke us to take an opportunity to launch an operation." Later, following more rocket attacks, he struck an even stronger tone. "The upcoming elections in Israel are not and will not be a source of immunity for Hamas," he said in Tel Aviv. "We will strike with an ever-growing intensity. ... If we are forced to go back into Gaza in order to deal Hamas a blow and restore security for all of Israel's citizens, then we will not hesitate to do so." Hamas' military wing acknowledged taking part in the weekend rocket fire but it accused Netanyahu's hardline government of escalating the violence in order to win votes in January elections. "The Israeli government is responsible for all the consequences and implications of its escalation,discount toms shoes," said Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum. "Hamas will not let Palestinian blood be a price for Israeli political and electoral gains." Israel considers Hamas responsible for all violence that comes from Gaza, but Hamas' active participation in the fighting could promp Related articles: http://www.hirwaunpool.co.uk/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=443932&PID=505956#505956 http://www.gideongames.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=8193 http://aliceinfo.cern.ch/SDD/node/10#comment-76912