An Israeli police officer kneels over a dog that was injured after a rocket landed in the southern town of Sderot December 30, 2008. Israel on Tuesday rejected any truce with Hamas Islamists in the Gaza Strip before cross-border rocket fire ceased and said its air strikes, the fiercest in decades, heralded "long weeks of military action". Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 38 months ago

An Israeli police officer kneels over a dog that was injured after a rocket landed in the southern town of Sderot December 30, 2008. Israel on Tuesday rejected any truce with Hamas Islamists in the Gaza Strip before cross-border rocket fire ceased and said its air strikes, the fiercest in decades, heralded "long weeks of military action".