Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Sunday said at the weekly cabinet meeting that "Hamas, from our point of view, is responsible for everything that happens in the [Gaza] Strip and for all of the [terrorist] organizations that operate there."
"We will not accept actions that harm our citizens, actions like the firing on the bus, or attempts to put three-quarter of a million citizens in bomb shelters."
"Hamas sustained a heavy blow, fortunately, nobody was injured by their fire. The IDF's strikes have been very effective and precise, and they sustained a heavy blow."