A top Israeli official is warning of a new full-scale assault on the Gaza Strip after Palestinian rocket fire struck two Israeli towns. One Israeli citizen was wounded after the rockets hit Beersheba and Ashdod earlier today. In response, Israeli Vice Premier Silvan Shalom said Israel should consider renewing the late-2008 assault on Gaza that killed around 1,400 Palestinians, most of them civilians. Silvan said, “I say this despite the fact that I know such a thing would, of course, bring the region to a far more combustible situation.” The Palestinian rocket fire came after the U.S.-backed Israeli military killed four civilians and four alleged militants the Gaza Strip. Israel says it was targeting militants when it mistakenly fired on a home in Gaza City, killing three teenage boys and a 60-year-old grandfather. Another 10 people were wounded, including children, some of them seriously. Hamas spokesperson Sami Abu Zuhri condemned the attack.

Sami Abu Zuhri: “Hamas considers the massacre a war crime, which the Israeli occupation should be held responsible for, along with all the consequences that come with this ugly crime. We stress that this massacre, this escalation in violence and threats, won’t succeed in breaking the willpower of the Palestinian people or deter us from holding on to our national rights and rights to defend ourselves.”