- The current lull began after

a Hamas Grad rocket landed in Beersheba,

Israel's third-largest city.

Israel responded by blowingup a five-story building

it says was a Hamas headquarters.

For more than 10 years, Israelis living

near the Gaza Striphave had to put up with

deadly rocket attacks,flaming kites and balloons,

terror tunnels, and much more.

And this is ground zero,the city of Sderot.

- The children is very frightened.

Their scaring, they crying.

- [John] During a 24 hour period,

Hamas pounded Israelicommunities near Gaza

with nearly 200 rockets.

Now it's quiet.

Assi Annikovich is a farmer.

He says even his cows give less milk

because of the rockets.

- This incursion is not good for, for the

for the cow, for the cows.

- [John] Despite thecurrent halt in fighting,

Israel's SecurityCabinet directed the army

to act with force againstterrorist perpetrators.

- The IDF is committed to defend

the State of Israel, its civilians,

and its sovereignty.

And we are ready and prepared for

different scenarios to come.

- [John] But YedidiyaHarush, who lives in a

border community, says thegovernment needs to deal

more harshly with Hamas.

- Their goal is to continue this conflict

as long as they can.

We have to understand Hamas.

With a long term agreement,Hamas is no longer relevant.

And their entire existenceis based on hatred

and killing and death.

We make our lives holy,while they make their death.

- [John] John Waagi, CBN News, Sderot

near the Israeli Gaza border.

- Well, Hamas may be saying that a truce

is in effect, but youremember before those,

bombs fell, before thatintrusion happened,

there were discussions for peace.

So, don't take their wordabout much of anything.

But pray for Israel, pray for Jerusalem,

pray for the leadership there.

You know, it's almost likeGod has set us, as believers,

as a guard on the wall for them.

So let's make sure thatwe do that faithfully.