Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the attacks would be increased. — Reuters pic
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the attacks would be increased. — Reuters pic

JERUSALEM, May 11 — Israel will step up its Gaza strikes, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today after a surge in cross-border Palestinian rocket launches killed two women in a southern city.

“At the conclusion of a situational assessment, it was decided that both the might of the attacks and the frequency of the attacks will be increased,” he said in video statement. — Reuters