Israel's security cabinet to discuss Egypt's cease-fire offer on Tuesday morning

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Egypt sources offer cease-fire deal starting 9 A.M. on Tuesday; two sisters hurt by rocket in southern Israel; soldier and boy lightly wounded by Gaza rockets; IDF downs Gaza drone over southern Israel.

By Haaretz | Jul. 14, 2014

Operation Protective Edge entered its seventh day Monday, as the IDF continued to carry out massive strikes within the Gaza Strip from land and sea, and Hamas continued to fire rockets at Israeli towns.

Since the operation began, 178 Palestinians have been killed and over 1,100 have been wounded. Gaza hospitals are reporting a dire shortage of medicine and equipment, particularly for trauma injuries. Thousands of northern Gaza residents fled their homes on Sunday after Israel issued warnings of forthcoming air strikes. Two children, sisters from the village of Lakiya in southern Israel, were wounded by a rocket explosion on Monday evening. One of them is in critical condition.

Since the start of the operation, more than 700 rockets have landed within Israel. Only a fraction landed in urban regions. The Iron Dome, which is only meant to intercept rockets that are headed for such areas, has an 87 percent success rate.

The inner cabinet met late on Sunday to discuss a ground operation. As of Sunday noon, 42,000 of the 48,000 reservists authorized by the cabinet had been called up in preparation for a possible ground invasion.

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/1.604898

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1. Does anyone count Israeli missiles fired?

Is there a number, just out of curiosity.

[Jefferson23]

2. I don't know. But I would like to know who has been keeping track of how many rockets are

actually being set off from Gaza. Israel claims Iron Dome has close to 90% rate.


The Rockets From Hamas, And The Iron Dome That Could Use Patching
July 09, 2014 4:11 PM ET

http://www.npr.org/2014/07/09/330183774/the-rockets-from-hamas-and-the-iron-dome-that-could-use-patching