Israel fired live artillery shells into the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday night in what Israeli security officials said was a symbolic act to warn Palestinian militants to halt their attacks on Israelis. Gloves Off ... Check!
The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity under department regulations, said four shells were fired into open ground from which Palestinians had earlier fired rockets into the nearby Israeli town of Sderot.
Brass Knucks On ... Check!
No casualties were reported in either incident. Israel on Sunday fired non-exploding test rounds into the same area. Earlier Tuesday, the Israeli military said the air force bombed waste ground near the north Gaza town of Beit Hanoun that had been used for rocket launches. It was not immediately clear if the artillery fire was against the same site.
Coupla fast right jabs to warm up ... Check!
Enough of the tit-for-tat crap. Casus belli is the new language. Abu Abbas is about to find out what happens when he lets a bunch of psycho hoodlums run around writing checks that his own @ss has to cash.