Nonstop fire. Qassam rockets fired at Sderot and Netivot

Escalation in the south continues: more than a hundred rockets and mortar shells were fired at southern areas today. Tonight (Sunday), two rockets landed in Sderot. One of them hit directly at a home, but there were no casualties. Rockets were fired at Netivot.

Shortly before, seven mortar shells were fired too at the Eshkol Regional Council. Thus, the number of rockets and mortars fired at Israel over the last day sums up to 107.

At about 14:00 a Grad missile was fired at Beer - Sheva. The rocket was intercepted by the Iron Dome system. At 16:00 a rocket was fired into Ashkelon Coast Council. No one was injured.

Meanwhile it was reported that the Egyptian intelligence is trying to negotiate to achieve calm in the south.

According to sources close to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, a cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian factions, including Islamic Jihad, was scheduled to go into practice starting at 21:30. However, several rockets continued to be registered in the Gaza perimeter.

The BBC Arabic Network reported that the relaxation is expected to come into effect at midnight, but the organization of Hamas and Islamic Jihad denied the reports.

Hamas spokesman, Ihab a-Racine told NRG Ma'ariv, they do not know about a calm with Israel. "For relaxation it should be quiet. 10 minutes ago there was shelling from us in a-Zeitoun suburb, any report of relaxation is detached from reality."

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Yair, a resident of Sderot, was interviewed to 0404 site and asked the media: "Please help us. You as the media can make a difference. We can not anymore. My little children are crying all the time and I'm helpless. My wife can not anymore. We live in constant fear. What is behind the words to be a free nation in our country? Jews in Iran and Lebanon live better than us. Help us. "

Other residents also expressed outrage about the "abandonment of residents of the South," as they said. "You can not live like this," said Bertha Ohana who was slightly injured to Ynet, "All the time. A while ago, with the first Grad fired at Ashdod and Beersheba they went out to the "Cast Lead" operation, but apparently the blood of residents of Sderot is not worth it."

The Israeli Air Force attacked during the combat round, eight targets in the Gaza Strip, in response to rocket fire into southern Israel.

The IDF spokesman said that two sites for storing weapons and two launch sites in northern Gaza were bombed, and a target of terrorism and weapons storage site in the south, and that precise hits were identified in targets.

Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip reported that one Palestinian was killed and four were injured, the condition of one of the wounded is mortal.

Yesterday more than 30 rockets were fired at southern communities, in all cases there were no injuries. Vehicles was damaged in the western Negev. A rocket which landed between two houses in the Eshkol Regional Council hit a power line. Part of the settlement was cut off from electricity.

After evaluating the current situation in the IDF and the security system following the incident on the Gaza border, the Home Front Command instructed the residents of the Gaza vicinity communities to remain near the protected spaces.

During the night there were two falls in open areas in the Eshkol Regional Council, and 2 falls in the open Ashkelon Coast Regional Council, no damage or injuries were caused.

Six dead in Gaza

At 7:50am, the Sha'ar Hanegev spokeswoman said that there was a red color alert in several towns and major public institutions in the Council. The fall was probably in the Palestinian Authority.

Following the guidelines of the HFC as a result of the shooting at Israel's southern communities, it was decided that studies at the Sapir college will start this morning at 10:00.

Due to the massive fire in Sderot and in accordance with the decision of the Home Front Command, Sderot police in coordination with the municipality instructed to close down business in the urban market. The Southern District Police is dealing with various arenas and recommends that residents obey police instructions and guidelines.

Head of Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council, Alon Shuster, was at the scene of the fall of the mortar bomb which hit the vehicle in one of the communities in the council. "This is a war of attrition and terror designed to intimidate as its name," he said. "The government can not rely on the elections in the background and avoid action." To his words, "One hand must strike those who intend to harm us and the other needs to calm the situation. The one who knew to move heaven and earth against the Iranian nuclear program, is surely going to move heaven and earth, and activate global levers to stop the firing on civilians. "

After an assessment of the situation with military and police officials it was decided in the Gan Yavne Council and municipalities of Ashkelon and Sderot, that school tomorrow will be as usual. In the early morning there will be another assessment.

The Home Front Command issued instructions to residents of the south tonight for tomorrow: Gaza vicinity communities, the school will be held in all areas, but arrival at educational institutions will be gradual in coordination with local authorities. Gatherings with over 500 people in an open or closed area are forbidden.

In settlements within 7-40 km from the Gaza Strip: Studies will take place as usual. There is no limit on crowds and gatherings.

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