(ROUGH CUT ONLY - NO REPORTER NARRATION)<br/> <br />A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip struck a house in southern Israel on Monday (November 12), causing damage but no injuries, as Israeli officials warn of a tough response to the latest surge in violence.<br/> <br />The rocket hit the town of Netivot, ending a brief overnight lull to three days of fighting which has left six Palestinians dead, including four civilians, and 40 wounded. Eight Israelis have also been wounded in the cross-border attacks.<br/> <br />On Saturday (November 10), a Palestinian missile strike wounded four Israeli troops on a jeep patrol along the Gaza boundary, triggering army shelling in which four Palestinian civilians died.<br/> <br />In turn dozens of mortars and rockets were launched at Israel and the military carried out a series of air strikes throughout the Gaza Strip. Israel's Iron Dome missile defence system knocked down a number of longer-range rockets.
