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Monday, Mar. 25 '19, י"ח באדר ב תשע"ט





HEADLINES:
1. ROCKET HITS HOME IN THE SHARON REGION
2. GRANDFATHER OF ROCKET VICTIM: SEND TERRORISTS' FAMILIES TO SYRIA
3. IDF SENDS REINFORCEMENTS TO SOUTHERN ISRAEL
4. 'NETANYAHU, IT'S TIME TO START BUILDING'
5. WATCH: FLASH FLOOD AT MASADA
6. FOLLOWING GAZA ATTACKS, NETANYAHU NIXES AIPAC SPEECH
7. POLL: RIGHT-WING BLOC LOSES MAJORITY
8. MDA PUSHES OFF JUDEA AND SAMARIA CLOSURES FOR 24 HOURS


1. ROCKET HITS HOME IN THE SHARON REGION
by Elad Benari

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A rocket fired from Gaza early Monday morning hit a house in Moshav Mishmeret in the Sharon region.

Magen David Adom reported that seven people were injured, among them a 60-year-old woman in moderate condition with shrapnel wounds and burns, a 30-year-old woman in moderate condition with shrapnel wounds and five people who were lightly injured.

Magen David Adom reported that seven people were injured, among them a 60-year-old woman in moderate condition with shrapnel wounds and burns, a 30-year-old woman in moderate condition with shrapnel wounds and five people who were lightly injured.

In addition, several victims were treated for shock, as well as a number of individuals who were suffered light injuries while making their way to a protected area.

The victims were evacuated to the Meir Hospital in Kfar Saba.

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Earlier, a siren sounded at around 5:18 a.m. in the Sharon area. Local residents reported hearing explosions and the sound of a rocket exploding.

The IDF confirmed that one launch was identified from Gaza.

The IDF continues to look into the details of the incident. The Chief of Staff is receiving regular updates, as does Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu who is currently in Washington.

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Netanyahu's office said he would be holding a security consultation will be held with the Chief of Staff, the head of the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet), the head of the National Security Council (NSC) and senior security officials.

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2. GRANDFATHER OF ROCKET VICTIM: SEND TERRORISTS' FAMILIES TO SYRIA
by Hezki Baruch

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Sasson Lilu, the grandfather of the girl wounded in Monday morning's rocket attack, told Arutz Sheva that the fact that no one was killed was a "huge huge miracle."

In the attack, a family home sustained a direct hit, and seven people were injured.

"First off, it was horrific," Lilu said. "It was a huge huge miracle for the family. Just a miracle, a miracle, a miracle."

"In my opinion, if we really want this story to end, we need to take their families and send them to places like Syria, where they can be with Hamas. Then they'll understand that it's unacceptable to do what they're doing."

Lilu also said his granddaughter's condition is improving.

"My granddaughter, thank G-d, is doing much better. This was an absolute miracle and we need to wake up."

Did you ever imagine that a rocket from Gaza could reach here one day?

"We didn't believe it, and look, a rocket reached here. We need to wake up, the entire nation of Israel needs to understand that we can't make peace with them," he said.

"There's no peace with them. The best way is to take the families of the terrorist [sic] and send them to Syria. Then no one will do this."


3. IDF SENDS REINFORCEMENTS TO SOUTHERN ISRAEL
by Kobi Finkler

IDF spokesperson Brigadier Ronen Manelis on Monday morning told journalists that the rocket fired at the Sharon region was fired from near Rafah, in southern Gaza.

Rafah is 120 kilometers (approximately 75 miles) away from MIshmeret, where the rocket hit a family home, injuring seven people.

"This is a serious event, and involved a direct hit to a home. This Hamas rocket was homemade, and it was fired from Hamas' post in the Rafah area," he said. "Wee see Hamas as responsible for everything which occurs in Gaza and which emanates from it.

Manelis also explained that the rocket was not intercepted because there is no Iron Dome battery in the area, since it was not expected that a rocket would be fired towards the Sharon.

IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi held a meeting with the heads of the Military Intelligence Directorate, Operational Directorate, Israel Air Force chief, and Shabak (Israel Security Agency), he added.

"Due to the security assessment led by the Chief of Staff, we are currently bringing two brigades who were training and a the division commander for the Southern Command. We are calling in some reservists, for specific tasks. We are prepared for a wide variety of situations."

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4. 'NETANYAHU, IT'S TIME TO START BUILDING'
by Eliran Aharon

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Arutz Sheva on Monday morning joined Jerusalem City Council member Aryeh King on a tour of the E1 zone near Maaleh Adumim.

King explained that the State of Israel still freezes Jewish building in the area, despite the fact that building permits have been given and the planning process has already been completed.

"This is a strategic area, with water and electricity infrastructure. We can connect Jerusalem and Maaleh Adumim, and build 4,000 housing units here," he said.

Slamming the decade-long building freeze, King said, "For ten years, the Prime Minister has been coming here and talking about building and connecting Jerusalem to Maaleh Adumim. But there's talk, and there's action."

"This is a decision for the Prime Minister and Housing Minister. You can see a Jewish future here, especially since the Americans haven't demanded anything to the contrary. It all comes from the head."


5. WATCH: FLASH FLOOD AT MASADA
by Aviad Even-Hen

📹 To watch the video: https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/260861


6. FOLLOWING GAZA ATTACKS, NETANYAHU NIXES AIPAC SPEECH
by David Rosenberg

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has cancelled a planned appearance at this year's American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) conference in Washington DC, following an escalation on the Israel-Gaza border over the weekend.

Netanyahu, who had been slated to speak at the AIPAC policy conference on Tuesday, has decided to cut short his Washington visit and return home early on Monday to deal with the security situation, following rocket attacks from Gaza into central Israel.

According to a statement by the Prime Minister's Office Monday morning, Netanyahu will return home Monday, following his meeting with President Donald Trump.

"In the wake of the security-related incidents, the Prime Minister has decided to cut short his visit to Washington and to return to Israel following his meeting with President Trump," the Prime Minister's Office said.

Seven people were injured early Monday morning after rockets were fired from the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip into central Israel.

At least one rocket landed in the Sharon region in central Israel, hitting a home in the Moshav Mishmeret. A 60-year-old woman was wounded by shrapnel and suffering burns from the rocket's explosion, leaving her in moderate condition. A 30-year-old woman is also said to be in moderate condition after suffering shrapnel wounds. Five others are listed in light condition.

The attack marks a major escalation in tensions between Israel and the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. While terrorist groups operating in the coastal enclave have fired hundreds of rockets towards Israeli territory, the vast majority have targeted areas adjacent to the Gaza Strip in Israel's south, and have mostly landed in unpopulated areas.

Monday's attack, however, targeted the Sharon region in central Israel, some 50 miles from the Gaza Strip – a far more densely populated area than the Gaza envelope region.

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7. POLL: RIGHT-WING BLOC LOSES MAJORITY
by David Rosenberg

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's Likud party and its most likely coalition allies in a future government would fail to win a majority in the 21st Knesset if new elections were held today, a new poll shows.

According to the poll, which was conducted by Midgam on behalf of Channel 12, the center-left Blue and White party continues to lead the Likud, with a projected 32 seats to the Likud's 28 – two less than the Likud won in 2015.

In addition, the poll found that Blue and White chairman Benny Gantz is closing the gap with Netanyahu personally as a candidate for Prime Minister, with Netanyahu now leading by just five points.

When asked who they would prefer to have as premier, 39% of respondents chose Netanyahu, compared to 34% who said they favored Gantz, 18% who said they preferred neither of them, and 9% who had no opinion.

The right-wing – religious bloc also has lost its majority in the 120-member Knesset, the poll shows, falling from 62 seats in the previous Midgam survey, released last Wednesday, to 59 seats, while the left-wing – Arab bloc rose from 58 seats to 61.

While the Blue and White party remained stable since the previous poll at 32, the Likud inched up a seat, from 27 to 28.

Labor, which won 19 seats (out of a total of 24 on the joint Zionist Union ticket) in 2015, would win just 10 seats, the same number the party received in last week's poll.

The far-left Meretz party held stable at four seats, a decline of one seat compared to the 2015 election. The United Arab List-Balad ticket also remained stable at four seats, while the Hadash-Ta'al ticket fell this week by one seat, from eight to seven seats.

Former Yisrael Beytenu MK Orly Levy's Gesher (Bridge) party passed the threshold this week with four seats, while it failed to cross the threshold in last week's Midgam poll.

The center-right Kulanu, which passed the threshold with four seats last week failed to cross the threshold in this week's poll.

The New Right and Union of Right-Wing Parties both received five seats, while the libertarian-leaning Zehut and former Defense Minister Avidgor Liberman's Yisrael Beytenu party received four seats each in this week's poll.

Among the haredi factions, Shas gained a single seat this week, rising from five to six mandates – still a loss of one seat compared to 2015 – while United Torah Judaism remained stable at seven, an increase of one seat over 2015.


8. MDA PUSHES OFF JUDEA AND SAMARIA CLOSURES FOR 24 HOURS
by Arutz Sheva Staff

Magen David Adom (MDA) announced the closure of five stations in Judea and Samaria and reduced activity of others, due to budget cuts.

The move places thousands of lives in Judea and Samaria council at risk, critics say.

On Sunday, the Maged David Adom (MDA) emergency services organization said that its Judea and Samaria stations would close at 3:00 PM Monday, pushing off the planned closures by 24 hours. MDA had initially planned to shut down services in Judea and Samaria Sunday afternoon, but delayed the move at the request of Samaria Regional Council chief Yossi Dagan.

Dagan had contacted the Prime Minister's Office earlier on Sunday, demanding Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu convene an emergency meeting on the issue in the United States.

"A week after the attack, shamelessly, after cutting back on the number of soldiers in the area and refusing to meet needs of 400 million shekels for security components, they add insult to injury and close MDA stations, abandoning the lives of half-a-million residents of Judea and Samaria literally," Dagan said.

"The government of Israel and MDA should be ashamed. While there's a right-wing government, the Prime Minister's Office, the Health Ministry, Finance Ministry, and the National Organization of MDA cut budgets a week after a terrible attack.

"I'm ashamed how my government is behaving. Magen David Adom National Committee of the State of Israel - this is disgrace. The Prime Minister must convene a discussion in Washington and resolve this story.

"We cannot be hostages of ego wars and budgetary wars over millions every year. This is human life here. People may be killed, and killed as a result of this," he added.

Attorney Nati Rom, chairman of the Lev Haolam foundation, also condemned the planned closures and the failure of MDA and the health ministry to ensure a timely transfer of funds for operations in Judea and Samaria.

"The lives of our residents are not less important, they are not second-class citizens. Every year, MDA and the health ministry negotiate over the health of residents of Judea and Samaria. The time has come to make the health services payments for Judea and Samaria part of the regular government budget, not a special allocation every year."

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