But. . . but. . . but they just want peace with da Joooos!

(Reuters) — Palestinian rockets struck two cities deep in Israel on Wednesday, wounding a resident and prompting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to threaten lengthy “exchanges of blows” with the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.

Islamic Jihad, a smaller Gaza faction and occasional Hamas ally, claimed responsibility for the attacks on Beersheba and Ashdod.

Hamas fired more than two dozen mortar shells and rockets over the weekend, saying it was retaliating for deadly Israeli strikes. But while Hamas cadres went on high alert on Wednesday, they did not appear to be initiating attacks of their own.

Islamic Jihad said it launched three Grads, assembly-line rockets more sophisticated than some shorter-range projectiles Palestinians have used in the past, at Beersheba and Ashdod, 35 km (20 miles) and 40 km from Gaza respectively.