It seemed that Israel would once again exercise restraint in the wake of an attack that injured four soldiers on Saturday, and incessant rocket fire from Gaza.
A chain of whispers is hardly a concrete foundation to condemn an army's response to incessant rocket fire on its civilians.
Over the weekend, Israel began its devastating aerial bombardment of Hamas targets in Gaza with the stated goal of stopping the incessant rocket fire that has plagued Israeli towns and villages close to the border for years.
Israel's report highlights efforts by the IDF to avoid harm to civilians and presents the operation as an "imperative necessity" in response to incessant rocket fire from Gaza and the threat of Hamas infiltrating through its tunnels.
Sunday, 27 July: Israel resumes operation in response to "incessant rocket fire" from Gaza.
Like many other residents of southern Israel, Yael left her home during the war because of the incessant rocket fire from Gaza.
When we arrived in the neighbourhood in the morning, after a night of Israeli shelling, the streets were largely deserted as black and white smoke billowed on the horizon, amid incessant artillery fire.
However, the Israeli military announced on Sunday morning it had decided to resume its air, ground and naval raids on Gaza in response to "incessant rocket fire" from Hamas, which controls Gaza.
"Following Hamas' incessant rocket fire throughout the humanitarian window, which was agreed upon for the welfare of the civilian population in Gaza, the (army) will now resume its aerial, naval and ground activity in the Gaza Strip," a military statement said.
