In a statement this morning, IDF spokesman Hadi Zilberman noted that in the last few hours before the ceasefire began, Israel acted to prevent a massive barrage of missile fire on the home front.
"We loaded dozens of armed aircraft with 1,000 targets and sent a message to Hamas that if there was a large barrage, we would attack dozens of targets simultaneously. What actually happened was that 40 rockets were fired, most of which landed in open areas," Zilberman said.