Amid continued rocket fire, ministry expedites deployment of fifth battery to the South by two months.

For 2nd straight day, air raid sirens sound in Tel Aviv; defense officials give no word of rocket being located, but local residents report hearing explosion; Hamas's armed wing claims responsibility for attack.

Israel strkes 320 targets in the Strip since launching Operation Pillar of Defense with assassination of Hamas military chief; 16 Palestinians killed; Gazans fire over 270 rockets into South, killing 3.

1 rocket falls near Rishon Lezion, second rocket toward TA ''doesn't hit ground''; rockets kill 3 Israeli civilians in South, wound 3 IDF soldiers; IAF strikes 250 Gaza targets; 275 rockets fired at Israel; 15 Palestinians killed.

Air strike marks the beginning of a campaign to target Hamas and Islamic Jihad terror organizations in Gaza, IDF spokesman Mordechai says, describes Jabari as a man with ''a lot of blood on his hands.''

Kadima lawmaker, who is running in Labor primary, voted against coalition to support marriage equality bill.

Split follows months of infighting in National Union; Eldad to lead list that will ''fill a vacuum in the Right.''

Inner cabinet decides to hold fire as long as rockets from Gaza stop; Steinitz says situation in Gaza reminiscent of Hezbollah before 2006 war; Israel asks UN Security Council to condemn rocket fire.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he ''will not accept'' the situation in which one million Israelis, including many children, are targeted on a daily basis.

Labor leader Shelly Yacimovich says looming elections preclude wide operation; Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz (Likud) hints at Gazan version of 2002's Operation Defensive Shield.