Israel has shelled the Palestinian territory of Gaza, killing one person and injuring at least four, after a mortar from Gaza hit a bus in southern Israel.
A boy, 13, was seriously wounded and several others were hurt by the mortar which landed near a kibbutz.
Israeli tanks struck back immediately, killing a 50-year-old man and injuring others, including a child of four.
March saw some of the worst violence since Israel's 2009 offensive in Gaza.
In one week in March, at least 10 Palestinians - including several civilians and children - were killed by Israeli attacks.
In the same period, militants in Gaza fired more than 80 rockets and mortar shells into southern Israel.
Hamas - the Islamist movement which runs Gaza - had pledged to try to restore a ceasefire that ended on 16 March when an Israeli air strike killed two of its militants in Gaza.
However, Israel said it had suffered "bouts of terror and rocket attacks".
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