Palestinians fired again rockets Saturday evening to Sderot - 40 rockets this weekend

Another evening of rockets and alarms in the Gaza Strip in parallel with clashes and riots in Jerusalem: A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip exploded around 10:30 pm (Saturday) in Israeli territory near the perimeter fence and a red alert was sounded in Kibbutz Nirim in the Eshkol Council. Earlier, a rocket was fired in the Sderot area using an iron dome. An 18-year-old girl from Sderot suffered from anxiety and was treated in the emergency room at Barzilai Hospital in Ashkelon.
A red alarm was sounded shortly before 21:00 in Sderot and nearby localities and the residents entered the protected areas. They reported an explosion - the result of the interception. An hour and a half later, red alarms sounded again, this time at Kibbutz Nirim in the Eshkol Council. No one was hurt.
On Friday night, dozens of rockets were launched from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory. On Saturday, the IDF will increase the Iron Dome batteries in large areas for fear of expanding the firing circle following the continued clashes in Jerusalem.
Media outlets in the Gaza Strip reported that IDF forces fired light bombs near the perimeter fence in the center of the Gaza Strip. It is not clear why. And Samaria reported several hotspots of clashes with IDF forces, the main ones in Hebron, Hawara south of Nablus and Qalandiya.
Until now, Hamas has refrained from firing on settlements outside the Gaza Strip and focused its barrages on the area around the fence, in areas near the fence, but the IDF has expressed concern that with the resumption of firing, the circle of fire will expand to other areas in the south. And the ongoing security in front of the border.During Saturday, free movement was maintained for residents, farmers and visitors despite the tensions.
Israel acted over the weekend through diplomatic channels to calm the situation with Hamas. She conveyed messages that she was interested in maintaining freedom of worship in Jerusalem and not in escalation. Messages in this spirit were conveyed to Jordan, Egypt and the UN coordinator for the Middle East peace process, Thor and Nesland. Hamas also made it clear that it was not interested in escalation and that the shooting took place because of the clashes in Jerusalem.
The IDF estimated that the night events in Jerusalem will have a decisive effect on the continued firing from the Gaza Strip and even on riots in Judea and Samaria.
On Saturday afternoon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened a situation assessment discussion in the campus attended by Defense Minister Bnei Gantz, Minister of Internal Security Amir Ohana, Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi, GSS Chief Nadav Argaman, National Security Council Chief Meir Ben Shabbat, and Police Commissioner Kobi Saturn and other executives. "I ordered preparation for any scenario," Netanyahu said at the end of the discussion. A political source warned that "Israel will respond severely to rocket fire from Gaza."
"If the peace is not maintained, Gaza will be severely damaged, civilian, economic and security, and those responsible will be the leaders of Hamas," Gantz warned. To them and very clearly. "The IDF is prepared for the possibility of escalation."
Authorities in the Gaza Strip said the first school hour would be devoted to a dialogue with students about escalation in the south. "We are prepared for the absorption of the children tomorrow morning in inclusion and sensitivity to the situation. There will be a class discussion circle and during the day we will allow 'ventilation of emotions' and build events with the tools and resources to deal with them," the authorities and the Ministry of Education said.