Police in the south Israel said on Saturday night that 50 rockets have been fired since Saturday morning.
The central Negev region was hit with 28 rockets. Police bomb squad officers found 13 rockets. Homes were damaged in the attacks. The Lachish region was hit with 22 rockets. Police found 4 of them. No damages or injuries were reported in those attacks.
Two rockets landed in the Eshkol Regional Council on Saturday night. One rocket fell in a community and caused damage to homes. No injuries have been reported.
A rocket also struck a kibbutz in the Shaa’r Hanegev Regional Council.
Grad rockets were fired at Be’er Sheva, Israel Wednesday, several hours after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) shot at a group of militants on the Gaza border, injuring 11. According to Palestinian sources, the Israel Air Force retaliated late Wednesday with in air strike in eastern Gaza City.
The Grad rocket strikes mark the first time Be’er Sheva has been hit since the Gaza war in 2009.
On the Palestinian side, three children were reported hurt, and eight members of the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad were reported injured. shrapnel wounds were also reported on the Palestinian side.
Israeli commandos stormed a flotilla carrying aid and protestors to Gaza, killing nine activists and sparking global outrage. The incident took place in international waters.
Israeli forces seized an aid vessel bound for Gaza on Saturday, preventing it from breaking a naval blockade of the Hamas-ruled territory days after a similar effort resulted in the deaths of 9 activists.
