After nearly three hours of quiet, Gaza\’s rocket fire resumed: Air raid sirens sounded in Ashdod, Gan Yavne, Kiryat Malachi, Beer Tuvia, Gedera and other southern towns around 11 pm.
A Grad rocket hit a house in the Beer Tuvia Regional Council but fortunately there were no injuries. Two rockets fired at Ashdod were intercepted by the Iron Dome system; two others landed in open areas near Gan Yavne and Kiryat Malachi.
Meanwhile, the IDF continues to pound Gaza\’s terror groups. Palestinian sources reported that two people were killed in an Air Force strike in the Tel al-Islam region in the central Strip.
The IDF has hit more than 1,100 terror targets in the Gaza Strip since the beginning of Operation Pillar of Defense. Some 130 of those were hit on Sunday. A total of 540 rockets exploded in Israel since Wednesday, 31 of which exploded in urban areas.
More than 70 rockets exploded in Israel on Sunday, four of which hit urban areas. Some 285 rockets were intercepted by the Iron Dome system since the beginning of the operation.
Hamas\’ deputy politburo chief Mousa Abu Marzook said Sunday that the group rejected Israel\’s terms for a ceasefire.
In an interview with al-Arabiya, he said that Israel is discussing a possible settlement with Egyptian mediators but has presented two pre-conditions that were not acceptable as far as Hamas is concerned.