The remarks came a day after Israel's "Cast Lead" operation, which significantly damaged Hamas' command and control capabilities, said the report.
IDF carried out massive air strikes against dozens of targets in Gaza early Saturday, reportedly killing more than 200 people and injuring another several hundred in response to Hamas ongoing cross-border rockets attacks.
Meanwhile, Israeli planes continued to attack Hamas targets in Gaza on Sunday. According to Hamas reports, a police station in southern Gaza was damaged and an arms cache was also bombarded.
However, IDF sources said that so far, Hamas' response to Israel 's aerial attack of strategic targets in Gaza was relatively restrained, despite the rocket fire of short-range and Grad rockets, adding that there was a possibility for a massive response from Hamas.
It was far too early to assume Hamas has been subdued, said the IDF, noting that the militant group still has the capacity to shoot heavy barrages of rockets, as well as to attempt terror attacks along the fence between Gaza and Israel, and in Israel itself.
On Sunday morning, Hamas operatives launched three Grad rockets towards Israel, which landed near Ashdod, said Ynet, adding that the hit marked the northernmost range of Gazan rockets seen to date-- more than 40 km.
Shortly after Saturday's airstrikes, an Israeli was killed and several others wounded when a rocket from Gaza hit a house in southern Israel. Amid worries that Gazan militants would carry out a massive rocket barrage in retaliation, Israeli officials have put communities near the border on alert and urged local residents to stay in shelter rooms.
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