[IsraelTimes] Rocket salvo hits Ashdod overnight
4 missiles intercepted, but one hits residential area, causing heavy damage; 11 Palestinians killed in Gaza overnight, 7 of them outside a mosque; 3 IDF soldiers injured in shootout with armed Palestinians in northern Gaza Strip; UN chief heads to region in bid for ceasefire
The Times of Israel is liveblogging events as they unfold through Saturday, the twelfth day of Operation Protective Edge. On Friday, Israel's ground offensive on Hamas targets in Gaza gathered pace, with the IDF reporting it had found numerous terror tunnels, killed 20 Hamas gunmen and captured 13 more. Palestinian sources put the total Gaza death toll to date at almost 300. IDF Chief Benny Gantz said Hamas's terror infrastructure was being set back years, and Justice Minister Tzipi Livni said Israel would restore security and calm for its civilians one way or another; she pointedly did not rule out bringing down Hamas. |