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Israel was bombarded by a barrage of rockets on Sunday, as Operation Pillar of Defense entered its fifth day.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told ministers at the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem that Israel was prepared to significantly expand its operation in the Gaza Strip.
The premier told U.S. President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel that he was ready to accept a comprehensive cease-fire if the rocket fire from Gaza will stop.
Jerusalem residents received their first taste of rocket warnings over the weekend as terror groups fired more missiles on the south and at Tel Aviv.
After the first rocket was fired at the Tel Aviv area on Friday, the army deployed a fifth, new, Iron Dome anti-missile battery in the region on Saturday morning. Within two hours, the system considered more advanced than the previous four because of its more sophisticated radar system intercepted a Fajr-5 missile fired at the city.
More than 70 rockets have been fired at Israel since Saturday, and the IDF has attacked a similar number of targets in the Gaza Strip. At least 10 Palestinians have been killed since Saturday night, and three Israelis have been wounded.