1. Despite the lull arrangement brokered by Egypt, sporadic rocket
and mortar shell fire from the Gaza Strip into the western Negev
continued on March 14, although to a far lesser degree than during
the four days prior to the arrangement. Since the lull was announced
three rockets fell in Israeli territory, one of them a Grad rocket
which hit the southern Israeli town of Netivot, and four mortar
shells. Note: On the night of March 14, another Grad rocket hit
Beersheba, and sporadic rocket fire continued on March 15.
2. The Palestinian terrorist organizations, headed by the Palestinian
Islamic Jihad, continue fabricating a "victory narrative." The PIJ
insists it will not agree to a lull without a halt to Israel´s
targeting killings of senior terrorist operatives, and threatens that
the next time it will fire longer-range rockets into Israel
Rocket Hits in Israeli Territory during the Escalations of the Past
Year
