Israel intends to continue its aerial strikes on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip to halt rocket fire at its southern towns, a member of the Israeli security cabinet said on Saturday.
"We shall continue. We will not permit sporadic shootings or the disruption of life" inside Israel, Education Minister Gideon Saar told Israel Radio.
The strikes have killed 18 in Gaza since an attack on an Israeli school bus on Thursday. Saar added that Israel "will continue to operate, under full consideration, to implement a principle of defending our citizens".
