Two terrorist cells infiltrated southern Israel via a tunnel from the Gaza Strip on Monday, as Israel began the 14th day of Operation Protective Edge. Casualties were reported among Israel Defense Forces troops. Roads were closed and residents ordered to remain indoors until just after 10 A.M., when the incident was declared over. Meanwhile, the Israel Defense Forces advanced into the Strip overnight, and clashes were reported in a number of areas. Two apparent tunnel sites were located by forces.
The UN Security Council ended an emergency session late Sunday expressing "serious concern" about the rising civilian death toll and demanding an immediate end to hostilities.
The Israel Defense Forces released the names of six of the thirteen soldiers killed in the fighting in Gaza on Saturday night and Sunday. Their deaths brought to 18, the number of soldiers killed since the ground operation began late last week. Five IDF soldiers are currently hospitalized in serious or critical condition, fifteen in stable condition and about 40 with light wounds, according to IDF sources.
At least 130 Palestinians have been killed since Israel began its ground incursion, raising the death toll in Gaza to 508 since the beginning of the operation 14 days ago, with 3,130 wounded.
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11:46 A.M. Two rockets intercepted over greater Tel Aviv (Gili Cohen)
11:42 A.M. Rocket sirens sound in central Israeli cities including Tel Aviv, Rishon Letzion, in southern cities of Ashdod and Ashkelon, and in Beit Shemesh and the hills west of Jerusalem. (Haaretz)
11:34 A.M. Rocket barrage fired at south and central Israel (Haaretz)
11:00 A.M.The Gaza Health Ministry updates death toll since operation began to 508 with 3,150 wounded.
According to Palestinian sources 11 people were killed and 25 wounded in the bombing of the Siam family house in north-west Rafah, according to Palestinian sources Among the dead are seven children and two women. Palestinians also say that number of dead in the Abu Jama'a family compound in Khan Yunis rose to 25. (Jack Khoury)
11:08 A.M. Rocket alert sirens sound in Nahal Oz and Alumim in southern Israel (Haaretz)
10:21 A.M. IDF releases name of Master Sergeant Moshe Malko, 20 of Jerusalem, killed Sunday in Gaza fighting. He will be laid to rest on Mount Herzl at 8 P.M. (Gili Cohen)
10:16 A.M. Security incident in southern Israel is over: Most roads in area of infiltration reopen to traffic, except Route 4 from Yad Mordechai Junction to Nativ Ha'asarah. Residents permitted to leave their homes. (Shirly Seidler)
Two interceptions reported over Sderot (Gili Cohen)
10:15 A.M. Israeli Arab communities declare day of mourning and general strike over fighting in Gaza (Jack Khoury)
10:06 A.M. Three rockets explode in Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council, mortar shell in Eshkol. (Shirly Seidler).
9:50 A.M. Casualties reported among IDF forces during infiltration this morning near Nir Am. (Gili Cohen)
9:18 A.M. Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Monday that the operation comprised a number of goals, with a particular focus on demolishing the tunnels in the Gaza Strip. More than 2,700 targets, including rocket-launchers, terrorist homes and tunnels have been attacked so far, he said. The defense establishment is prepared to continue the operation as long as necessary and will enlist further reservist troops as needed until calm is restored, he said.
9:07 A.M. Rocket alert sounds in Sha'ar Henegev Council. (Haaretz)
8:46 A.M. Two terrorist cells infiltrated southern Israel near Kibbutz Nir Am through a tunnel in the northern Gaza Strip. The Israel Air Force opened fire on the first cell the moment it was identified by IDF surveillance, and identified a hit. The second cell that infiltrated fired an anti-tank missile at an army vehicle. IDF forces opened fire and killed about 10 of the militants. The IDF is continuing to comb the area. (Gili Cohen).
8:27 A.M. Rocket explodes near a house in a Kibbutz in Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council. Minor damage, no injuries. (Shirly Seidler)
8:07 A.M. Residents of Kibbutz Nir Am and Kibbutz Erez instructed to remain in their homes due to the security event in the south.
The Israel Defense Forces advanced hundreds of meters into Gaza overnight, as Golani forces focused their operation in the Shujaiyeh. A senior officer said there were a number of clashes overnight and that two potential tunnel sites were located. According to the army, a suicide bomber approached forces from the Egoz unit and was immediately identified by soldiers, who opened fire and killed him. There were no casualties on the Israeli side. (Gili Cohen)
7:59 A.M. Six wounded soldiers arrived at Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer in central Israel. One of the soldiers is in critical condition, one is in fair condition and the rest are in light condition. (Ido Efrati)
7:56 A.M. Five wounded soldiers were evacuated to Soroka Medical Center in Be'er Sheva overnight. One of the soldiers is in serious condition, two are in light condition, and two have been released.
31 casualties, including 20 soldiers, are currently in the hospital. Five are in the intensive care unit.
One of the soldiers in the intensive care unit, previously wounded in the neck and face, improved overnight. (Shirly Seidler)
7:45 A.M. Israeli roads close to the Gaza Strip's north border closed due to a security incident. (Shirly Seidler)
7:28 A.M. 72 Palestinians were killed during Sunday's events in Shujaiyeh, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. The report added that the Palestinian death toll since the operation's beginning has increased to 481, and 3130 have been injured.
The IDF blew up a four-story building belonging to a single family northwest of Rafah earlier this morning.
Four more bodies were identified in Khan Younis under the rubble of a demolished house belonging to the Abu Jama family, raising the death toll in that specific house to 13. (Jack Khoury)
7:11 A.M. 14 rockets exploded in open areas overnight; Iron Dome intercepts two rockets over Be'er Sheva. (Gili Cohen)
6:49 A.M. UN Security Council expresses serious concern at growing number of casualties in Gaza and calls for immediate end to hostilities.
6:44 A.M. Latest casualty figures given by Gaza Health Ministry: 476 dead and 3,130 wounded.
6:00 A.M. Israel's mission to find and destroy tunnels in Gaza should be over in two or three days, says Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon.
5:38 A.M. "There's no kidnapped Israeli soldier and those rumors are untrue," Israel's UN ambassador Ron Prosor tell reporters in New York. Prosor was referring to the Hamas claim to have kidnapped a soldier.
3:38 A.M. Sirens sound in Sderot.
3:36 A.M. UN Security Council meeting on Gaza crisis begins in New York.
2:27 A.M. Sirens sounded in Sderot and the Shaar Hanegev regional council.
1:30 A.M. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is meant to meet in the coming hours with Hamas political head Khaled Meshal, according to Osama Khamdan, the Doha-based Hamas head of foreign ties. He said the two would focus on reaching a coordinated position on the terms for a cease-fire. (Jack Khoury)
1:28 A.M. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will leave Washington early Monday morning en route to Cairo and Jerusalem in an attempt to broker a cease-fire.
In a statement Sunday evening, state department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the U.S. and its international partners were "deeply concerned about the risk of further escalation, and the loss of more innocent life."
00:57 A.M. Sirens sounded in Kiryat Gat, Ashkelon, the Bnei Shimon regional council and the Beer Sheva region.
00:41 A.M. The United Nations will hold an emergency session on the Gaza situation on Sunday night, Reuters reports.
00:02 A.M. Three rockets explode in open areas in Sderot. No injusries or damage reported. (Shirley Seidler)
11:54 P.M. The Israel Defense Forces has released the names of five of the Golani Brigade soldiers killed on Thursday. They are: Major Tsafrir Bar-Or,32, from Holon, Captain Zvika Kaplan, 28, from Meirav, Sergeant Oz Mendelovich,21, from Atzmon, Sergeant Nissim Sean Carmeli, 21, from Raanana and Sergeant Gilad Yaakobi, 21, from Kiryat Ono.
11:23 P.M. The Hamas' armed wing says it has captured an Israeli soldier during fighting in the Gaza Strip. Speaking on a Hamas television station, spokesman Abu Ubaida said "we have captured a Zionist soldier and the occupation has not admitted that."
IDF sources said that the Hamas claim sounded dubious and the chances that Hamas was holding an IDF soldier were slim (Amos Harel.)
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