Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu yesterday, 16 Adar 5772 spoke with the heads of the councils in the south that are in range of Hamas rocket fire from Gaza. This includes Beersheva, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Kiryat Malachi, Gan Yavne, the Eshkol Regional Council, the Shar HaNegev Regional Council and the Bnei Shimon Regional Council.

He asked the council chairmen to convey to residents his esteem for their fortitude.  The mayors noted the security that the Iron Dome system provides to their residents.

Prime Minister Netanyahu said, “We will continue to hit whoever plans to attack citizens of the State of Israel.  At the same time, we will continue to improve home front defense including by means of additional Iron Dome systems, the effectiveness of which was shown again over the weekend.”

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)