peres, the country's president. >> tonight there won't be any ground entrance, but it will continue sooner or later this will be the response. >> israelis say they will continue to strike hamas targets inside gaza trying to hit concealed rocket launches and command centers, they call them, mostly homes until they have crippled hamas' capacity to wage in their word, rocket terrorism. this was the home of the senior hamas commander, they say, but defiance from the leader of hamas who blamed israel. >> the palestinian people will not give in, will not surrender. >> reporter: dozens of people have been killed since israeli air strikes started on monday including eight women and 11 children. >> israel maintains that it tries to minimize casualties using telephone warnings and warning shots like this one which caused people to flee this building. this is not the first time hamas and israel have fought, and analysts say previous clashes may have convinced hamas that it