More than 1,100 rockets have been fired at Israel since Saturday (10 Nov), over 900 since the start of Operation Pillar of Defense (14 Nov).
Photo: IDF Spokesperson |
Three elementary schools were hit by Grad rocket fire in Ashkelon (19 Nov) - none hurt as all schools within a 40-kilometer radius of Gaza are currently closed. Ben Gurion University of the Negev, with 15,000 students, also remains closed.
Israeli casualties: 3 killed, 4 in critical condition, 6 in moderate condition and 141 lightly injured (figures of wounded include 8 soldiers).
Rocket hits in Israel since the Hamas takeover of Gaza, 2006
Source: ITIC
* Based on an estimated 800 rockets identified during Operation Pillar of Defense,
as of November 18, 1200 hours.
Operation Pillar of Defense - IDF updates
Overnight, the IDF targeted approximately 100 terror sites, including underground rocket launchers, terror tunnels and ammunition storage facilities. The IDF targeted several buildings that were used by terror operatives as command and control centers, as well as approximately ten terror tunnels used as hideouts by Hamas terrorists.
On Novemer 19, the IDF targeted a stadium in Gaza City after receiving verified information of a launch from within the stadium, again showing the terrorists' continued use of civilian centers.
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