ישראל הארגעט 15 אראבער זייט פרייטאג

By Nidal al-Mughrabi
GAZA (Reuters) - Israel shelled two Palestinian security posts in northern Gaza on Sunday, killing one person and wounding 15 as the army kept up its heaviest *s on the strip since Jewish settlers and troops withdrew last year.
Israeli air *s and artillery barrages have killed 15 Palestinians, mainly militants, since Friday.
Interim Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who won elections last month on pledges to impose final borders with or without Palestinian agreement, said there were no curbs on the army to respond to a surge of militant rocket fire on Israel.
"Anyone who fires a rocket and anyone who participates in terror acts will be dealt with without hesitation," Olmert said.
Israel has also ratcheted up military *s on Gaza since the new Palestinian government led by the militant Islamist group Hamas was sworn in at the end of March.
Palestinian security sources said one artillery shell landed on a small security base east of the northern Gaza town of Beit Hanoun. Another hit a security position to the south while a third shell hit a house.
One civilian was killed and 15 people, civilians and policemen, were wounded, the sources said.
The Israeli army said the *s were on sites near Beit Hanoun used by militants to fire makeshift rockets into Israel.
Israel has said it was not targeting civilians and has warned Palestinian security forces and residents to keep away from areas near the rocket launch pads.
Hamas, facing growing criticism from Gazans for not responding to the Israeli *s, has stepped up its rhetoric against Israel. Hamas is sworn to destroy Israel but has largely abided by a year-old ceasefire that other groups have ignored.
Palestinian political analyst Hani Habib said Hamas was feeling the pressure.

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