IDF Chief of Staff:
'We must defeat Hamas, we are preparing to return to battle'
IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir met with local leaders in the Gaza envelope and pledged: 'The hostages are our top priority.'
IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir met with local leaders in the Gaza envelope and pledged: 'The hostages are our top priority.'
Sderot Mayor and two other incumbents win additional terms, runoffs likely in Sha'ar Hanegev.
Farmers need funds to repair infrastructure, pay workers, purchase pesticides, remove diseased crops, and plant again from the start.
Gadi Yarkoni insists the state is not doing enough to aid communities attacked by Hamas.
Gadi Yarkoni, head of the Eshkol Regional Council, says the end must be that no Palestinian Arab populations are near his region.
Chicken coop sustains heavy damage due to Gaza rocket attack.
Fire breaks out in Eshkol Regional Council from incendiary balloon launched from the Gaza Strip.
Siren sounded in Kibbutz Kissufim, near the border with Gaza. 36 rockets fired, 6 of them intercepted by Iron Dome.
Three mortar shells fired from Gaza toward the Eshkol region, one of them intercepted by Iron Dome.
Rocket fired from Gaza explodes in open area in Eshkol Regional Council. IDF attacks Hamas military post.
Incendiary balloon causes fire in community near Gaza. Eshkol council head: 'Containment policy brings balloon terror to our doors.'
Rocket explodes near community in Eshkol Regional Council shortly after IDF removes restrictions on movement in Gaza periphery.
Rocket from Gaza explodes in open area in Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries or damages reported.
Minister Uri Ariel visits Eshkol Regional Council, discusses importance of strengthening the civilian home front.
Eshkol Council head disappointed by lack of response, 'We should have taken advantage of Be'er Sheva incident to restore deterrence.'
Siren heard around 3:30 a.m. in the Eshkol Regional Council. IDF confirms it was a false alarm.
Two mortar shells from Gaza explode in open area in the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries or damages.
Terrorists in Gaza fire projectiles at Israeli towns in western Negev. IDF responds with tank fire on Hamas positions in Gaza.
'Incendiary kite as serious as mortar shell. Kite in Gaza area like missile on Ashkelon' said Justice Minister.
Rocket found next to kindergarten in southern Israel following overnight attacks. 'A matter of luck' that no one was hurt, says IDF.
Sirens heard five times in southern Israel throughout the night. IDF says two rockets were fired from Sinai.
Two rockets fired from Sinai Peninsula towards the Eshkol Regional Council, explode in open areas.
Rocket fired from Gaza explodes in open area in Eshkol. IDF attacks Hamas position in response.
Released for publication man killed in today's accident in Eshkol area is IDF officer. Notice given to family.
Man, 20s, trapped in van he was driving and found dead; MDA teams forced to declare death.
Rocket launched from Sinai explodes in Eshkol Region greenhouse, causing damage.
ISIS says it fired two rockets on the Eshkol Regional Council on Monday.
Rocket fired by Gaza terrorists explodes in open area of Eshkol Regional Council. No physical injuries or damages.
Two mortar shells fired from Gaza explode in the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries or damages.
State of emergency declared in communities near Gaza this morning, after reports of three figures crossing fence. All three captured.
Regional head near Gaza says IDF checked his residents' complaints of hearing tunnel digging, but adds 'I didn't say there aren't tunnels.'
Defense Minister lights Hanukkah candles in Eshkol, promises to upgrade the region's defensive capabilities.
Gaza terrorists launch early morning rocket attack on Israel, rocket siren not triggered so as not to panic residents.
Rocket fired by Gaza terrorists explodes in an open area of the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries or damages reported.
Gadi Yarkoni, head of the Eshkol Regional Council, says ongoing rocket fire is deeply unsettling to Negev residents.
Rocket found exploded in open area on Saturday believed to have been part of barrage fired by ISIS affiliate Sinai Province in Egypt.
Gadi Yarkoni, who lost both of his legs in a mortar blast on last day of the operation, will run for Mayor of the Eshkol Regional Council.
Two terrorists sneak into Eshkol Regional Council where they are surrounded and arrested.
In breach of truce, rocket hits outside town a day after Hamas holds its largest military exercise since operation protective edge.
One Palestinian dead, another wounded from misfired IDF warning shots; twelve infiltration attempts from Gaza thus far this month.
'Color red' sirens sounded in Eskhol region where a rocket was shot down last Friday - apparently it fell short in Gaza this time.
Eshkol Regional head says rocket Friday is sign of coming rockets on Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, as effects of operation slip away.
Man picked up breaking through the border in Eshkol Regional Council area, after similar events foiled last month.
Significant decrease in passing grades near Gaza Belt - but education officials note that students' moral compass is high.
Another false rocket alarm, or another cover-up? IDF claims malfunction again, after officer charges cover-up on Hamas rockets.
IDF confirms first mortar attack since truce; Hamas denies responsibility, says it's dedicated to the ceasefire.
Ze'evik Etzion, 55, is one of the two people who were killed in a mortar attack on Kibbutz Nirim in the Eshkol region.
'Maybe in Jerusalem there's a ceasefire, not here,' says head of Eshkol council; Ashkelon mayor calls ceasefire 'submission to terror.'
One killed and two seriously wounded in strike on community in the Eshkol Regional Council amid reports of a ceasefire.
33-year-old man wounded by shrapnel as rocket fired from Gaza strikes Eshkol Region. Rocket hits kindergarten.
Direct hit on home as rockets since ceasefire breach edge towards 100; volley on Eshkol region leaves damage, civilian suffering shock.
Total rockets since ceasefire breach edges towards 60 as Eshkol Region hit overnight; IDF hits 30 terror targets overnight.
Rocket sirens sound Thursday morning, hours after ceasefire extension - IDF clarifies they were sounded accidentally.
Public asked to pray for Mordechai Yemin, soldier from Itamar who suffered head wound from mortar shells fired by Gaza terrorists.
After limited IAF airstrikes leave seven Hamas terrorists dead, rockets keep pouring in, causing injury and damage in south.
At least six rockets explode in the Eshkol Regional Council, bringing Friday's total of rockets fired to more than 20.
Mortar barrage hits Eshkol Regional Council even as three murdered teens laid to rest in Modi'in.
Gaza terrorists fire two mortar shells at the Eshkol region, one hitting a building.
Rocket fired by Gaza terrorists explodes in the Eshkol region. No physical injuries or damages reported.
At least fifteen missiles pepper region around Gaza in continuing escalation; 'Israel's deterrence has dissipated.'