Peretz: No restraint is infinite

VIDEO - Palestinians fired three Qassam rockets at the western Negev Monday afternoon. One of the rockets landed near a petrol station at the Gevim Junction, at the entrance to Sderot, while the other two fell in open areas in the town. There were no reports of injuries or damage. Another 13 rockets landed in the Sderot area On Sunday night and Monday morning. Police sources said that had the rocket landed inside the gas station, a great disaster would have occurred. Another two rockets landed in the afternoon in open areas in the industrial zone near Sderot. Factory workers reported hearing loud blast sounds in the area. Some workers claimed that the rocket landed inside the plant. Police forces patrolled the area, but estimated that the two rockets landed in open areas and were trying to locate the falling spot. Peretz: Waiting for inquiry on Gaza blast Defense Minister Amir Peretz said during a Labor faction meeting at the Knesset that "I hope the inquiry into the Gaza beach incident will be completed by tomorrow. We hope it will reveal that the incident was not caused by us, but we are not ignoring the human tragedy." "We offered the Palestinians our help and took steps which are considered unusual. We gave them everything they asked for regardless of claiming responsibility for the incident," he added. Referring to the Qassam fire, Peretz said that "since Saturday evening there has been a large increase both in the number of warnings and in the number of rockets fired at communities near Sderot and in the Gaza vicinity in particular." "Yesterday (Sunday) was a difficult day, I can't remember such a day in the past. The number of Qassam rockets yesterday is a number that no civil population should and can't tolerate. There is no reason for it to suffer," he added. Peretz continued: "I am a resident of Sderot and outside my house demonstrations are being held by citizens who are some of my friends and my families and the neighborhood I grew up in. I want to make it clear that escalation is not an objective, and neither is restraint, and we should aspire to reach peace and quiet." "We have conveyed the messages to the Palestinians through international elements. No restraint is something infinite. The restraint in the past 24 hours is a restraint aimed at conveying a message. We demand peace and we have the ability to provide must more painful responses. At the moment the forces focusing their efforts, so I ask that no one delude themselves. I want to bring peace and quiet," he said. Peretz added that "Israel has conveyed messages to Palestinian Authority Chairman Abu Mazen (Mahmoud Abbas), according to which our restraint is not infinite. We have conveyed the message that we demand peace and quiet immediately." Attila Somfalvi and Ilan Marciano contributed to the report

Peretz: No restraint is infinite

(VIDEO) Three rockets fired at Sderot Monday afternoon land in town's entrance, open areas; defense minister: Restraint in past 24 hours aimed at conveying message