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)