Rockets continued to rain down in the south Thursday morning, beginning shortly after four Katyusha rockets struck Nahariya in the north, at approximately 7:30 a.m.
Within ten minutes of the attack in the north, three long-range Grad-type Katyusha rockets, similar to those used by Hizbullah terrorists during the 2006 Second Lebanon War, landed near the port cities of Ashdod and Ashkelon. The rockets landed in open areas and no injuries were reported in the attacks.
At 9:00 a.m. two rockets exploded in open areas in the Sha'ar Hanegev region. The Color Red incoming rocket alert siren activated in the western Negev city of Sderot, located less than a kilometer from northern Gaza, sending residents scrambling for shelter.
Drivers were warned by Home Front Command to listen to their radios as they travel through the southern region and make sure they are tuned into the correct radio station that broadcast the Color Red air raid siren in the area in which they are located.
Overnight six rockets were launched from Gaza. Three rockets slammed into and around the city of Be'er Sheva, damaging a number of buildings and sending several people into emotional shock. There were no physical injuries reported.
One rocket landed overnight near Ashkelon, one in the Eshkol region, and one near Lachish. No damage was reported, but 11 people were treated for shock at the Soroka Medical Center in Be’er Sheva as a result of the explosions.
Shortly after the three-hour humanitarian cease fire ended in the late afternoon Wednesday, terrorists immediately resumed rocket fire and launched two Grad rockets at Be'er Sheva. No one was injured in the attack but an apartment building was damaged.
Earlier in the day, 16 rockets and mortar shells were fired at Israel. A Grad rocket which struck near Ashdod slightly wounded one and sent several people into shock.