Gaza terrorists resumed rocket attacks on the western Negev Wednesday night and Thursday morning, causing no injuries or damage, One rocket fired a short time ago fell in an open area outside of Sderot, and two exploded shortly before midnight. One Kassam rocket hit a house in Sderot on Wednesday, sending several people into shock and causing heavy damage.

The government has not reported any retaliation or counter terrorist operations in the past 24 hours. Opposition parties have called for orders to the IDF to re-take control of the Gaza region. Defense Minister Ehud Barak has said several times that "it only is a matter of time" before the government orders a full-scale ground invasion of Gaza to break up the terrorist infrastructure.