Following is a recap of rocket attacks from Shabbos, day one of Operation Cast Lead.

Ashkelon: 13 Kassam and Katyusha rockets exploded inside and near the city.

Sderot: 7 rockets exploded in the city.

Ofakim & Eshkol Council: 32 rockets landed in the area on Shabbos.

Kibbutz Miftachim: An 80-year-old man was seriously injured when a Kassam slammed into a shul.

Netivot: 58-year-old Beber Vaknin was killed in a rocket attack. A total of 13 rockets landed inside and near the city. Nine people were injured.

Beersheva: The city opened an emergency center and residents fleeing from other cities under attack were given shelter.

About 500,000 residents of Israel are currently under fire as a result of the ongoing operation.

UPDATE FROM IDF SPOKESMAN:

9:07AM Sunday: Brigadier-General Avi Benayahu: considering operations according to schedule, striking Hamas targets. The IDF Homefront Command is continuing to issue directives to residents and deal with issues in southern Israel.  Over 250 air force strikes are recorded. “I do not wish to enter into details but we know exactly who were are trying to hit and exactly those we do not wish to hit”.

“We see Hamas headquarters when one floor of the building is a residential home and the second floor is a terrorist headquarters. This is how Hamas acts,” the spokesman added.

We are now in the transition from phase one to phase two. There are many possibilities ahead of us.

(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)