Here is a graph showing the number of attacks:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ate_2008V4.jpg
In November there were a total of 1212 rocket attacks and 1290 mortar attacks on Israel. (This was still in a time of a ceasefire...). How is a country meant to act when a elected government of another fires 2,500 weapons at them.
Again, I disagree strongly with Israel's actions in the past week, but this was provoked.