The IDF says the quantity and rate of fire from Gaza is unprecedented; notes terrorists are actively using civilians as human shields.
IDF officials say the 200 rockets fired at Israel's southern communities since Friday marks a dramatic development in terms of the quantity and rate of the fire.
In the first three days of the current round of fighting weve sustained a larger quantity of rockets than the quantity fired at Israel in the two previous rounds, in August and October, which were longer, an army official said.
More than 50 of the rockets fired in recent days were medium-range missiles, and most attacks were carried out by the Islamic Jihad, the army said. they are using civilians as human shields.
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