Homefront Defense Minister Gilad Erdan (Likud) addressed an assembly of members of the national information system ahead of National Emergency Week. He told his colleagues that the

�Main scenario facing Israel today that we are preparing for is a barrage of long-range rockets fired into Israel intended on wearing down our resilience and frightening citizens.�

Erdan explained �The Iron Dome system cannot defend against hundreds of rockets fired into Israel daily, and we must achieve maximum citizen preparedness including personal protection kits.�

(YWN � Israel Desk, Jerusalem)