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Today, Sunday, is Gilad Shalit’s 910th day in Hamas captivity.
7:39 pm Saturday: Rockets land in Sderot.

Channel 10 reporter Shlomo Eldar was arrested for entering Gaza in defiance of IDF ban. He was released with restrictions.

9:25 pm Saturday: Kassam rocket attack.

A truck carrying 50,000 liters of gasoline to be smuggled into Gaza exploded in Sinai on Saturday as fuel was being removed. A number
of homes were destroyed but miraculously, no one was killed.

7:43 am : Kassam rockets and mortar shells were fired into southern Israel. One man, a foreign worker, was lightly injured in Moshav Netiv HaAsarah. There are reports of damage to a number of agricultural hothouses.

7:50 am: Kassam rocket(s) fired into Sderot. No injuries reported.

10:15 am ’Äì Two rockets landed in the Ashkelon area without injuries. One of the rockets landed inside the Rotenberg Power Plant.

12:25 pm: Hamas leaders in Gaza are beginning to go underground. Arab media reports they are “taking steps” to protect themselves, expecting an IDF reaction soon.

12:57 pm: Rocket attack without injuries.

1:29 pm: Two Kassam rockets fired into southern Israel. No injuries.

2:57 pm: Arabs in northern Gaza fire at IDF bulldozer operators near Kissufim. No injuries.

3:41 pm: A Kassam rocket landed near Miflasim. No injuries.

300 students from Cholons Katzir School protested outside the Prime Ministers Office on Sunday morning while ministers took part in the weekly cabinet meeting demanding action to obtain the release of Gilad Shalit.

During the weekly cabinet meeting, Defense Minister Barak stated
Israel will respond to rocket attacks when required, at her own pace,
calling on Prime Minister Olmert to control the “irresponsible
statements of cabinet members”.

Shas leader Yishai on Sunday morning called on the “three leaders”, Prime Minister Olmert, Defense Minister Barak and Foreign Minister Livni to move their offices to Sderot until such time they understand the need to act immediately.

Ministers Boim and Sheetrit called on ordering the IDF into Gaza to “make order”.

Minister Yitzchak Herzog stated the current period reminds him of the atmosphere that preceded the 1967 Six Day War, stating Hamas is
under “tremendous pressure and is trying to pressure Israel [into
acting].” He stated the “blow to Gaza will come, and it will be strong and painful”.

Ashkelon Mayor Benny Vaknin called on the government to “demand
a price” from Hamas for every rocket fired. He made his comments on
Sunday morning after two rockets exploded in industrial parks in the
city.

Kassam Slams into Sderot Home ’Äì 8:07 AM

Sunday morning for Sderot residents has been anything but relaxing,
with Kassam rockets and mortar shells pounding the Greater Sderot
Area. This follows a Shabbat of rocket attacks and spending time in bomb shelters as well.

A few minutes ago, one rocket made a direct hit on a Sderot home leaving at least one person injured, only lightly thank G-d. It is truly an act of chessed from Hashem as the home sustained very heavy damage in the attack. In this last wave of rockets, damage is reported as well in the Kibbutz Erez Industrial Park.

Earlier in the morning, in one of a number of rocket attacks, a foreign worker was lightly injured in his hand in Moshav Netiv HaAsarah.

Southern residents are calling for a stern military response as many residents are afraid to send their children to school of leave for work due to the frequency of the rocket attacks over recent days.
(Yechiel Spira ’Äì YWN Israel)

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