An unnamed Saudi Arabian official announced Sunday that his nation will donate funds to rebuild each Palestinian Authority house "destroyed by the Nazism of Israel."

The Saudi Press Agency quoted a government source that likened Israel's counterterrorism operations in Gaza to "Nazi war crimes." Israel has stepped up its military activities in response to intensified rocket attacks on western Negev towns and cities in the past few weeks.

The final straw was a rocket attack by Gaza terrorists last week in which a student at Sapir College, a husband and father of four, was killed. The college is located next to the rocket-battered city of Sderot.