Israel and Gaza

Recently there has been an uptick in cross-border violence between Hamas in Gaza and Israel. Highlighted by an anti-tank rocket fired at an Israeli school bus and the subsequent (expected) heavy retaliation by the Israeli military. As of today Ehud Barak has stated that Israel would observe a truce if Hamas stops firing into southern Israel. Now at this point it is wait and see, hopefully the violence will die down and some sort of normality and calm will take its place, but one could only hope.