They've already violated the sanctity of hospitals in the last few hours so why not bomb a schoolhouse to really cement their "schools and hospitals" cred?

Hamas flexed its muscles Tuesday night and fired two rockets into Beersheba as Defense Minister Ehud Barak asked for government approval to call up an additional 2,500 reservists ahead of a planned ground operation in the Gaza Strip. One of the Katyusha rockets struck a kindergarten in Beersheba, causing damage. Another rocket hit outside the city in an open field... In total, more than 50 rockets struck the South on Tuesday, with one scoring a direct hit on a home in Sderot. No one was wounded in the attack, as the family had taken refuge in a nearby secure room.

A nice followup to their murder of two Palestinian schoolgirls on the eve of Israel's retaliation. At least the IAF knew how to respond this time.

In the meantime Barak has requested another 2,500 reservists at the same time that the IDF has completed their preparations for a ground invasion. And the IAF is still doing what the IAF does:

IAF aircraft attacked Hamas installations and government buildings in the Gaza Strip early Wednesday morning, including the Gaza office of the organization's prime minister, Ismail Haniyeh. It was the second time that Haniyeh's office had been targeted and the army said that the building was being used to conduct terror activities against Israel. On Tuesday night, the air force bombed the launcher of the Grad-model rockets that were fired at Beersheba, as well as the cell responsible. The army said it successfully hit its target. IAF aircraft also pounded smuggling tunnels under the Gaza-Egypt border, setting off a huge explosion in a fuel tunnel, witnesses said, as other aircraft hit Hamas positions in Gaza City. No casualties were reported.

So yes: I really do think that those rumors about Barak floating a ceasefire were overblown.

References:
* Oh-So-Brave Hamas Soldiers Fleeing Into Mosques And Hospitals [MR]
* Two rockets strike Beersheba [JPost]
* AFP Helpfully Provides Crisp Example Of Institutional Anti-Israel Media Bias [MR]
* IDF bombs Grad launcher, terrorist cell responsible for Beersheba rockets [JPost]
* Barak Asks for More Reservists, Ministers Vote by Phone [A7]
* Are "Humanitarian Truce" Rumors Just More Strategic Israeli Disinformation? [MR]

Previously:
* Another Day Another Palestinian Rocket Barrage. New Rockets Bring Hundreds Of Thousands Of Israelis Within Range.
* Livni: Hey, I Guess These Daily Rocket Attacks Aren't Much Of A Ceasefire After All
* Hamas: You Know What? Starting Friday We're Not Even Going To Pretend There's A Ceasefire.