- [Chris] Just before dawn,a rocket from Gaza slammed

into an Israeli home in the community

of Mishmeret in central Israel.

The rocket destroyed the building

and wounded seven Israelis,including children.

(speaking in foreign language)

- [Translator] We woke up from the boom.

I live nearby, a few streets away.

The glass in the windows was shaking,

and glass shattered in nearby homes.

We made phone calls to find out

if anybody was injured,

and how we can help.

- Southern Israel, around the Gaza Strip,

has been plagued withrocket attacks for years,

but a rocket attack more than 50 miles

into the densely-populatedcenter of the country

takes the conflict to a new level.

- Israel will respond, withall the necessary means;

we're fed up with the Hamas.

Enough is enough.

- [Chris] Hamas launchedtwo rockets at Tel Aviv

just 10 days ago.

The first since the 2014 war.

The Iron Dome intercepted those rockets,

and Israel responded byhitting 100 Hamas targets

inside Gaza.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,

who was in Washington for ameeting with President Trump,

talked with the Israeli military

and National Security Council.

- This was a vicious attackon the State of Israel.

We react with might.

In the light of the security events,

I've decided to cutshort my visit in the US.

In a few hours, I willmeet with President Trump,

and immediately after that,I will return to Israel

to oversee our activities.

- [Chris] Netanyahucanceled his appearance

at the annual AIPAC conference,

and despite the attack,children in the area

were advised that schoolwould be held as normal.

Just last week, the UNHuman Rights Council

condemned Israel for itsresponse to the border riots.

Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman tweeted

that this is a deliberateand dangerous act

of aggression by Palestinian terrorists,

encouraged, no doubt, by the complacency

of UN Human Rights.

According to media reports,

Hamas leaders told Egyptthe rocket was fired

by mistake.

Hamas has also kickedup the level of violence

in its protests alongIsrael's border with Gaza,

ahead of the one-yearanniversary of what it calls

the Great March of Return.

The protestors throwfire bombs at soldiers

and renewed sending balloonswith explosive devices

across the border.

The noise from nighttime demonstrations

is also intended to disturband frighten Israelis

who live near the border.

With just two weeksuntil Israeli elections,

it's not yet clear how farIsrael will go in its response,

but it's clear that Hamasis trying to escalate

the situation.

Chris Mitchell, CBN News, Jerusalem.