1. The current round of escalation in Israel´s south, which began on
March 9, has entered its fourth day. So far more than 200 rockets
have been fired at Israel, about half of which fell inside Israeli
territory (the others fell in the Gaza Strip or were intercepted and
destroyed by the Iron Dome aerial defense system). Some of the
rockets penetrated deep into Israel´s south (Beersheba, Ashdod,
Gedera). The hits wounded two civilians and caused extensive property
damage.
2. The IDF continues attacking rocket launching sites, Palestinian
terrorist squads and terrorist targets in the Gaza Strip. Since the
beginning of the current escalation 18 Palestinian terrorist
operatives have been killed, 13 belonging to the Palestinian Islamic
Jihad and five to the Popular Resistance Committees. Several
Palestinian bystanders were killed
