6:05 PM Official Statement from the Rishon Municipality:
We request from the public to adhere to the directives of the IDF Homefront Command. When hearing a siren, enter the nearest secure area; bomb shelter or room with the least amount of external walls, windows and doors. It is forbidden to leave the safe area till 10 minutes after the siren was sounded. The municipality is now, at this very moment opening all the public bomb shelters
6:01 PM Since the rocket launch at Rishon, there is severe cellular service disruption. 5:59 PM 4 Grad rockets that were shot at Beer Sheva region were taken out by Iron Dome. Ambulances are scouring the area.
5:51 PM 6 explosions heard in Beer Sheva region, Sirens in Chatzeirim (IAF airbase)
5:49 PM IDF combat soldiers and ground troops positioning themselves near Gaza, preparing for ground incursion. Waiting for “go ahead” from Government. Soldiers continue to stream southwards in preparation…
5:45 PM Internal Security Minister Aharonovitch confirms rocket launch towards Rishon LZiyon, says it landed, but not “in” Rishon. (Channel 2 TV) 5:42 PM Tzeva Adom / Air Raid Sirens in Sderot.
5:36 PM No reported injuries in any of the recent attacks. Waiting for confirmation of any rockets strikes (this time) in the Southern Edge of Gush Dan. As of now, none identified by Israeli sources.
5:33 PM Another barrage of rockets at the Kissufim area (adjascent to Central Gaza strip)
5:30 PM Sirens all over the southern edge of Gush Dan / Greater Tel Aviv: Holon, Bat Yam, Rishon…rockets launches seen….
5:12 PM Mira Sharf HY”D, of Kiryat Melachi, killed this morning by rocket fire. Her husband Shmulik and and one year old son were also seriously injured. Their neighbor Aaron Semdaje HY”D was also murdered in the attack.Mira and Shmulik were planning to go to India to serve as Shluchim for Chabad. 4 years ago today (Rosh Chodesh Kislev) the Chabad Shlichim in Mumbai, India were murdered by Islamic terrorists.
5:03 PM Another barrage of rockets fired over Ashdod, air raid sirens sounding.
4:58 PM One of the rocket sites destroyed by Israel was dug in between an elementary school and a mosque. (Channel 10 news)
4:53 PM CONFIRMED: Grad missile lands in open area near Rishon L’Tzion.No injuries or wounded.