Take an Iranian regime that refers to the rockets they supply as "resistance rockets." Add a genocidal religious ideology that erodes any longterm deterrent. Mix in the plurality of Gazans who favor continued rocket attacks on Israeli civilians...

08) What is your attitude to the firing of rockets at present on Israel from Gaza?
18.5% 1. Strongly favour
20.8% 2. Favour
33.5% 3. Undecided
14.3% 4. Oppose
12.9% 5. Strongly oppose

... and somehow you end up with a situation where Palestinian soldiers are firing more and more rockets at Israeli civilians in southern Israel:

South under fire, again: A rocket landed in south Ashkelon around 10 pm Saturday, prompting residents to take cover in secured rooms. The rocket attack was preceded by a warning siren activated in the southern section of the city. No injuries or damages were reported in the attack... Earlier in the evening, two mortar shells were fired at Israel from Gaza , after Katyusha rockets exploded in the north earlier in the day. The mortar shells apparently landed in Shaar HaNegev Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported, and security forces were seeking to pin-point the landing sites. Amid talk of a materializing ceasefire in Gaza, terror organizations have continued to pelt Israel with rockets in recent weeks.

These follow the 50+ rockets that they've launched since the end of Cast Lead. Perhaps feeling a little left out, Israel's enemies to the north also got into the action over the weekend:

A Katyusha rocket fired from Lebanon Saturday morning landed near a home in Israel's western Galilee region. Three members of the family residing in the home sustained mild injuries in the attack, and two more suffered from shock. The wounded were treated by Magen David Adom paramedics and then evacuated to a hospital in Nahariya. The structure was damaged. Security sources in Lebanon said a second Katyusha landed in Lebanese territory. They said the rocket fire emanated from the area of Mansouri, south of Tyre, and that Israel responded by firing at least six artillery shells into southern Lebanon.

No doubt UNIFIL will spring to action and place its peacekeepers on high alert. Again. And no doubt Israel will announce that Hezbollah is responsible for the rocket fire. Again. Nasrallah seems genuinely intent on testing his own boasts about destroying the IDF in the next war that Iran and its proxies start. I really hope Bibi knows what he's doing.

UPDATE: I forgot to mention that Palestinian soldiers also fired rockets at Israeli troops yesterday:

Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip on Sunday fired two mortar rounds at Israel Defense Forces soldiers near the border, Israel Radio reported. A Qassam rocket hit the western Negev earlier on Sunday. There were no casualties or damages reported in either incident on Sunday. On Saturday, a rocket struck Ashkelon, a day after Gaza militants fired 10 mortar shells and a Qassam rocket into the western Negev on Friday. IDF troops operating in the Kissufim area identified the source of the rocket fire and opened fire in the direction of the launchers across the border.

Best. Ceasefire. Ever.

References and previously after the jump...