· Over 80 rockets struck Israel on Sunday

· 13 Golani soldiers and officers were killed in action HY”D. This is the largest number of IDF personnel killed in a day since the Second Lebanon War.

· 80 wounded remain hospitalized

· 8 are listed in serious condition

· Gaza reports 90 dead & 100s of wounded in Shajaia

· The Golani Brigade commander checks out of the hospital, wishing to return to his troops

· The IDF establishes a field hospital at the Erez Crossing to assist treating Gaza wounded.

· Israel agreed to a Hamas request via the Red Cross for a humanitarian ceasefire.

· US Secretary of State John Kerry arriving in Cairo on Monday to advance a ceasefire.

· UN Secretary-General Bank Ki-Moon, PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) and other met in Qatar today to advance a ceasefire.

· Israel this afternoon buried five IDF soldiers and officers HY”D who fell in the line of duty in Operation Protective Edge.

· IDF Chief of Staff: “We will continue offering help [to Gaza]…Even as we fight the enemy, we are transferring humanitarian assistance.”

· IDF Chief of Staff: “There are no militaries like ours. There are no militaries that drop leaflets and telephone civilians before a strike.”

· IDF Chief of Staff: “We have a moral obligation to avoid civilian casualties. We also have a moral obligation to defend our people.”

· US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro: Deepest condolences to the families of IDF soldiers who fell in Gaza & to the families of Palestinian civilians killed in Gaza.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)