Defense Ministry and IDF brass toured the site of Wednesday's Grad missile attack on the Chutzot shopping mall in Ashkelon Thursday morning. Defense Minister Ehud Barak vowed to put an end to the attacks as he viewed the damage. "We will not allow this situation to continue," he said. "We will do everything needed to ensure that."

Barak and Deputy Defense Minister and Knesset Member Matan Vilnai were accompanied by IDF Home Front Command Chief, Major-General Yair Golan.