This Ongoing War: A Blog: 24-Oct-12: 67 Gazan rockets and mortars fired at anything Israeli since last night... so far

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

24-Oct-12: 67 Gazan rockets and mortars fired at anything Israeli since last night... so far

JPost reports that the incoming count of terrorist rockets and mortars so far this morning (as of about 09:00 Wednesday) is 50 [Haaretz counts 52 so far], and 67 since yesterday evening. 22 have crashed into the Eshkol region; 21 have landed in the Lachish region. The Iron Dome anti-missile system has intercepted seven rockets so far, according to an IDF spokesman. Times of Israel says all seven were directed at rockets that appeared to be on a trajectory pointing to the city of Ashkelon - thus averting far larger damage and injury outcomes. Seven Israeli homes have taken hits so far this morning [Times of Israel]

The IDF Home Front command has instructed residents living within 10 km of Gaza to remain indoors this morning and to take shelter. Southern municipalities have canceled schools amid the ongoing escalation, while Israel Police have heightened patrols around Gaza in the south, placing bomb sappers in the area to deal with the heightened threat.

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