Tit for tat?

Here's a piece from an article by Donald Macintyre in today's Independent that demonstrates the asymmetric nature of the war by Israel on the Palestinians:

A total of five (Sderot) residents have been killed by Qassams in the last five years. While the toll is dwarfed by the far greater loss of Palestinian civilian life in Gaza, residents said nerves were at breaking point.

Goodness! Israelis are getting bad nerves. The Palestinians are only losing children and whole families.