Even worse

A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip has hit a house north of Tel Aviv, wounding several members of a British-Israeli family and prompting Benjamin Netanyahu to cut short a trip to the US.

The Israeli prime minister vowed to “respond forcefully” to the strike – a rare long-range launch that overflew Israel’s commercial capital of Tel Aviv – suggesting a major retaliation. The army said later it was reinforcing troops along the Gaza frontier and calling up reserves.

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With a general election two weeks away, Netanyahu has been under pressure to show he can end the regular rocket launches from the strip. Widespread and frequent Israeli bombardments of Gaza, three full-scale wars with its rulers, Hamas, and a punishing decade-long blockade on the territory have all failed to stop the violence.

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Netanyahu, in Washington to meet Donald Trump, held emergency consultations with military officials back in Israel. After meeting the president on Monday, he will fly back, cancelling a planned address at a conference held by the US pro-Israel lobby Aipac, as well as meetings with congressional leaders.

“There has been a criminal attack on the state of Israel and we will respond forcefully,” he said, “In a few hours I will meet with President Trump. I will return to Israel immediately afterward.”

  Guardian

Jared's peace plan. Trump will do whatever Netanyahu tells him.

Tensions in Gaza have risen over Israel’s lethal response to a year of weekly protests, in which more than 180 Palestinian haven been killed and thousands more shot by Israeli soldiers who UN investigators say may have committed war crimes. The anniversary of those protests is on Saturday, further adding to fears of escalating violence.

Often following especially bloody days at the Gaza demonstrations, militants in the enclave have fired projectiles into surrounding areas, to which Israel responds with bombing raids. However, Monday’s attack travelled much further and it was not immediately clear why it was launched.

Netanyahu, who is fighting for reelection in a tight race, has been under pressure from more bellicose Israeli politicians, including his own parliamentary allies, who criticise his response to regular bouts of fighting with Hamas as too light-handed.

I'm guessing that's coming to an end.