At least four people were killed and several others were seriously wounded in a mortar attack in the Eshkol Regional Council, next to the Gaza border, late Monday afternoon.
Ten people in total suffered harm from the attack. Emergency teams evacuated at lease nine people to Soroka University Medical Center in Beersheba. Four of those injured were airlifted to the hospital.
None of those killed or hurt in the projectile attack were Eshkol residents, said a spokeswoman for the regional council.
Shortly after the mortar shell attack, the Code Red siren sounded in the area.
The head of the Eshkol Regional Council Haim Yellin urged civilians against visiting soldiers in the area.
Mortar shells and rockets have continued to be fired into the Eshkol region throughout every cease-fire that has been called since Operation Protective Edge has begun. Mortars do not set off the Code Red rocket siren and typically fall without warning.
The first Israeli civilian fatality of the operation was Dror Hanin, killed by a mortar strike near the Erez Crossing on July 15.
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The IDF released the names of four soldiers late Monday night who were killed earlier in the day in a mortar shell attack on the Eshkol Regional Council, which is on the border with the Gaza Strip.
The four soldiers belonged to the Armored Corps. Their names are: Staff Sergeant Eliav Eliyahu Haim Kahlon, 22 of Safed; Private First Class Meidan Maymon Biton, 20 of Netivot; Niran Cohen, 20 of Tiberias; and Adi Briga, 23 of Beit Shikma.
Baruch Dayan Haemes.
So many families torn apart. The boys died protecting us. Holy boys. Kedoishim. Still, I’m sure their parents would give anyrhing (except our holy land) if they could have their children back with them. May HaShem comfort them with the ultimate nechama !n’eNow!
oh hashem ishmar nebach
its true Obama doesnt care about Isreal he is giving a lot of money to the arabs and giving a little to the jews
Lets remember that last year these same people were protesting the draft . Everyone should do their share and support the IDF
that is our #1 ammunition. please listen up!!
Very very well written. Nothing to add!
the rebbe said tznius protects isreal!!!!!!!
that the 4 killed in this mortar attack were soldiers 🙁
We need to increase and double our tefila!!
OMAIN
Ceasefire just prolongs the whole process. They need to finish the job. And for the first time Israel is, to a greater extent than usual, blocking out the demands of the US and other countries to stop defending itself. That’s why there is an unexplainable spirit of strength and positivity even in these trying times. It’s a pity they can’t bring themselves to go full speed ahead without hesitation, because the need to please all these people who do not have Israel’s interests at heart has already killed enough soldiers r”l.
Are we now, chas v’shalom, about to experience another of Hamas’ murderous strategies in sustained manner, and enter a new phase of war? This is sad and horrible beyond words. May Hashem avenge the blood of our people. As for the media dis/misinformationists, why are they reporting these deaths and injuries in such a negligible fashion? Is it because of their warped “equivalence” views? Do they not get it, or do they simply not want to get it? If they REALLY want to report objectively, they can come live in the regions of Israel being incessantly attacked, not for a… Read more »
Maybe Obama won’t harass Israel so much, now that we are
losing people r”l.
wipe em all out.
Moshiach now!!
if they’re Jewish…!
In hebrew it says ‘anashim’ and in this article it says they weren’t Eshkol residents…
Perhaps they were foreign workers?
2nd Avenue & 42nd Street
We really need Moshiach now
May. HaShem console their families among all other mourners of Zion and Yerushalatim.