Terrorists in Gaza continue assault on south as negotiations on a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas continue in Cairo: The Iron Dome missile defense system intercepted four rockets fired toward Ashkelon Monday evening, while another rocket struck an empty school in the city. There were no reports of injury. Another school in Ashkelon was hit earlier in the day.
Ashkelon Mayor Benny Vaknin said the rocket penetrated the school's roof and "tore apart an entire classroom. Hundreds of shards of metal were scattered in the school's yard. Had the schools here been open we would have seen disasters."
In the Eshkol Regional Council a woman suffered light injuries from a mortar and was evacuated to the Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba.
Earlier, two rockets fired toward Beersheba were intercepted, and a 63-year-old man was lightly injured when shrapnel hit his vehicle in the Bnei Shimon Regional Council. At apporiximately 6:20 pm three rockets exploded in the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries were reported. Prior to that attack, another rocket hit a chicken coop in a community located in the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council. There were no reports of injury.
In the afternoon a 40-year-old man sustained light wounds when he was hit by a car while running for cover in Sderot as the air raid siren sounded in the city. The rocket landed in an open space and did not cause any injuries or damage. Two more rockets hit open spaces in the Bnei Shimon Regional Council and a mortar fell near a community in Eshkol. No injuries were reported.
More than 100 rockets have been fired toward Israel on Monday. The Iron Dome system intercepted 30 of them.
The IDF said more than 1,100 rockets have been launched from Gaza since Israel launched Operation Pillar of Defense last week; 640 rockets and mortars landed in Israeli territory, and the Iron Dome system has intercepted 324 rockets. The IDF attacked 1,350 terror targets in Gaza.
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