the Latest Update from JFNA in Israel. THE SITUATION - Iranian–backed Hamas terrorists have fired a total of 1,820 rockets at Israel since July 8. This is an average of 140 rockets being fired into Israel every day for the past 14 days. - Eighteen Israeli soldiers have been killed since ground troops entered Gaza four days ago, including two American Israelis: Sean (Nissim) Carmeli z”l, 21, a native of South Padre Island, Texas, who has served in the IDF since February 2012 and had been living in Ra’anana. Max Steinberg z”l, 24, a native of Los Angeles, California, has served in the IDF since December 2012 and had been living in Beersheba. - Thirteen of the Israeli soldiers killed were from the Golani Bridge. Seven of the thirteen were killed in an Armored Personnel Carrier; three were trapped in a burning building and three in gun fire. All the incidents took place in Shejaiya, Gaza. - Two terrorist cells entered Israel from northern Gaza via two smuggling tunnels earlier this morning, trying to launch a major attack on Kibbutz Nir Am. The IDF killed all10 terrorists. - The IDF also reported that it prevented a major terrorist attack on Israelis at Ein Hashlosha Saturday morning. The terrorists were wearing IDF uniforms and were armed with weaponry and sedatives for use in a kidnapping. - A two-hour humanitarian ceasefire went into place at 1.30pm Israel Time yesterday. This was then extended by Israel to four hours, ending at 5.30 pm. During that time, Hamas continued its attacks. IDF RESPONSE - Since the beginning of the ground operation the IDF has neutralized 110 terrorists, and targeted 1,032 terror sites. - On Sunday alone, 13 tunnels were uncovered. The tunnels are 30 feet below the ground, up to a mile long and full of explosives. You can see how one tunnel located yesterday within a residential building in Gaza, and exited in Israel. - Many houses in Gaza have been rigged with explosive material. Yesterday, terrorists were filmed firing from within a UN ambulance. - 341 terror sites alone were hit this morning. - IDF spokesperson Lt. Col. Peter Lerner said: “It’s like the ‘Underground,’ the ‘Metro’ or the ‘Subway.’ These tunnels are all connected. I would describe it as ‘Lower Gaza.’” - One terror tunnel, dug from Gaza, ended near the communal dining hall of Kibbutz Kissufim, just over one mile from the Gaza border. - Hamas continues to use civilians as human shields. After Israel warned Gazans that they would strike a terror target, Hamas brought Gazan civilians, including children, to the roof of the building.Gaza dead are reported at over 500, according to Hamas spokesmen. Many of these are being reported as civilians, a fact that has been called in to question. - On average, for every 8 Israeli airstrikes, one Gazan dies – including combatants. In international conflict comparisons, this is an extremely low figure. - The IDF established a field hospital at the Erez Crossing last night in order to provide medical assistance and humanitarian aid to Palestinians from Gaza. The hospital includes an emergency clinic, pediatrician and gynecology services, a delivery room and hospitalization and is staffed by doctors, nurses, x-ray technicians and lab technicians. - Amongst the 2 Israelis killed, an Israeli Bedouin civilian, Ouda Lafi al-Waj, 32, was killed Saturday when a rocket hit near Dimona. Four members of his family were injured, including a three-month-old baby who is in serious condition together with a four-year-old boy and two women, all of whom were lightly wounded. - Due to anti-Israel rallies across the globe, Israelis are being advised to travel with discretion through Turkey, Paris and London, among other locations. - The IDF established a field hospital at the Erez Crossing last night in order to provide medical assistance and humanitarian aid to Palestinians from Gaza. The hospital includes an emergency clinic, pediatrician and gynecology services, a delivery room and hospitalization and is staffed by doctors, nurses, x-ray technicians and lab technicians. GOVERNMENT - Addressing the families of soldiers now in the field, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, “I am aware of your fears. We all share them. We are doing everything to safeguard the lives of our civilians and our soldiers. If we hadn’t exposed these tunnels,” the results would have been attacks “on kindergartens, dining halls, the results could have been catastrophic. That was Hamas’s plan. We issued warning after warning,” he says, making phone calls, distributing leaflets and more. He said the IDF would make “every effort” to prevent civilian casualties, and that Israel was sending aid into Gaza, and had opened a field hospital on the border. No other army or country would act in this way, he said. But “in the end there is a mission, a moral obligation” to protect the people of Israel OTHER RESOURCES - This website shows the trajectory of rocket launches into Israel as they happen. FOR MORE INFORMATION IsraelUnderFire jpost/Defense/LIVE-BLOG-Israels-Operation-Protective-Edge-in-Gaza-361892 jewishfederations.org/page.aspx?id=268823 timesofisrael/kerry-heads-to-cairo-for-ceasefire-bid-as-israel-names-soldiers-killed-in-gaza/
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