Pillar of Defense
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20<br />
MDA in Operation<br />
“<strong>Pillar</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Defense</strong>”<br />
Conflict Journal | Day 7 | 20.11.2012 | Thursday<br />
05:29 Sirens all over the south: heavy barrage<br />
<strong>of</strong> missiles fired.<br />
07:43 Sirens all over the south: heavy barrages<br />
<strong>of</strong> missiles fired to all the cities near<br />
the Gaza Strip.<br />
08:00 siren in Be’er Sheva: 2 barrages <strong>of</strong> 16<br />
Grad rockets are fired to Be’er Sheva, with<br />
intervals <strong>of</strong> only a few minutes from one<br />
to another.<br />
13:38 Siren in Jerusalem: MDA contacted the<br />
RC and <strong>of</strong>fered to assist with treating<br />
Palestinian casualties. Offer was denied.<br />
15:34 a barrage <strong>of</strong> missiles fired to the Eshkol<br />
municipality: IDF soldier, Yossef Partuk<br />
Z”l is killed.<br />
16:12 Siren in Ashdod: a report <strong>of</strong> a direct<br />
hit on a commercial center in Ashdod. 7<br />
casualties were treated and evacuated by<br />
MDA to the “Kaplan” medical center.<br />
17:32 Siren in the Eshkol municipality: a direct<br />
hit on a vehicle. One severely injured and<br />
one Killed. 15 IDF soldiers were lightly<br />
injured.<br />
17:41 Siren in Ashkelon: a direct hit in a house.<br />
A man in his 50s suffering from amputated<br />
leg is severely wounded. 2 more Israelis<br />
were lightly injured.<br />
18:02 stone-throwing incident: Arabs in<br />
Jerusalem threw stones on an Israeli car.<br />
An Israeli woman was injured.<br />
18:35 Sirens in Rishon Leziyon: a direct hit in a<br />
residential building. 2 lightly injured, 4<br />
suffering from stress symptoms. Excessive<br />
damage was caused to the structure.<br />
20:15 situation evaluation by the Director-<br />
General - instructions on continued<br />
preparedness, emphasizing 70 km distance<br />
shooting, highlights and guidelines in<br />
case <strong>of</strong> cease <strong>of</strong> fire.<br />
No. <strong>of</strong> Missiles fired 221 | No. <strong>of</strong> ambulances. Dispatched 166 | summary <strong>of</strong> calls in Ayalon, Lachish and Negev regions 640 | No. <strong>of</strong> casualties 103