Israel under attack. Latest updates from Southern Israel.
More than 600 rocket launches over Israel since the beginning of the escalation. The IDF attacked hundreds of terror targets.
07:00 A.M. All emergency restrictions are lifted
04:30 A.M. Ceasefire comes into effect
17:40 P.M. Islamic Jihad threatens to escalate Gaza violence to all-out war
17:25 PM IDF confirms Israeli driver killed by anti-tank guided missile. Air Force targeting Hamas’s internal security establishment in Gaza City
17:00 P.M. Netanya and Rehovot opening public bomb shelters amid fears of worsening Gaza violence
16:00 P.M. Funeral of Moshe Agadi in Ashkelon
15:02 P.M. Barzilai Hospital: 115 Israeli casualties over past day
14:22 P.M. Two Israelis confirmed dead after rocket hits southern Israel
13:51 P.M. One man critically wounded after a direct rocket hit to his car
13:30 P.M. Rocket explodes in Beer Sheva. Bomb shelters in Rehovot are opened.
11:00 A.M. Another rocket lands adjacent to a kindergarten. Do reports of damage or injuries
08:00 A.M. 430 launches over Israel, 100 rockets were intercepted
Also during the night a rocket landed in a kindergarten, although some serious damage to the classroom, no one was injured.
Home Front Command instructions
As per an instruction from The Home Front Command kindergartens, schools and academic institutions within a 40km radius of the Gaza Strip will remain closed for 48 hours and studies in southern Israel have been cancelled today due to the current escalation in the south. The directive is valid for communities in the Gaza perimeter, the Negev Center, Lachish and the South of the coastal plain.
Ben-Gurion University, Ashkelon College, Sapir College, and Achva College will remain closed and 210,000 students and 20,000 teaching staff will remain at home on Sunday.
As per the Home Front Command’s latest instructions, the following limitations also apply
Public gatherings: up to 300 people only in a closed area
Workplace: access to a protected area, according to HFC stipulations, within the specified entry times
- You may only have 15 seconds to get to a secure area
- Equip your secure area with these emergency items
- Emergency telephone numbers
- Calling the emergency services – step-by-step details with English translations
Public services and shopping malls will operate as usual as long as they are in a closed area. Open air shopping districts/complexes will be closed.
Public shelters will be open.
Israel Railways train updates
The railway section between the Ashkelon and Beer Sheva stations on the western line is closed to traffic in accordance with the instructions of the security forces and the Sderot, Netivot and Ofakim stations are not operational until further notice. The passenger trains from Raanana and Ra’anana West line will end at Ashkelon Station. Night trains on the western line between Be’er Sheva and Tel Aviv Haganah stations will be operational until further notice.
