Tammuz 5780
6 July 2020
Photo of the Early Morning
Ofek 16 lifting off from Palmachim (about 10 km north of here) early this morning (photo Ministry of Defense).
The Ministry of Defense and Israel Aerospace Industries launched Israel’s latest satellite early this morning. The satellite enhances Israel’s electro-optical observation capabilities; in short, it helps us keep an eye on our enemies.
As a personal aside, we were awakened by the roar of the rocket as it lifted off at 4 am.
The News on the Israeli Street
Palestinian terror in the last 24 hours . . .
Palestinian terrorists in Gaza fired “at least” two missiles into southern Israel at 7:10 pm yesterday evening:
The red pinpoints indicate what was targeted.
Your humble servant says “at least” because we only have a count from the residents on the ground. If it were up to the IDF, every incoming alert siren would be classified as a “false alarm.”
At 8:10 pm, almost exactly one hour later, Palestinian terrorists fired 4 more missiles into southern Israel striking in the area near Sderot:
As you can see, the missile targets were Israeli communities along the northern border with Gaza.
No one was physically wounded in any of these missile attacks, but who knows how many Israeli children, women, and men were traumatized?
According to the IDF, we responded to this missile fire by “attacking Hamas underground infrastructure”. This is code for “we bombed empty spaces.”
All your humble servant knows is that there was intense air activity over our house here in Ashdod from 10 pm-11 pm last night as planes headed toward Gaza.
The news from the neighborhood . . .
Israeli aircraft attacked another truck convoy northwest of Damascus last night–an Iranian weapons shipment headed to Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Elsewhere, Egyptian forces attacked Turkish forces in Libya yesterday. This development is not one to be overlooked or understated. Here you have two of the most heavily armed armies in the Middle East fighting each other over the situation in Libya.
TODAY’S BLOG
Corona Continues To Surge
A grim looking policeman leading other police here in Ashdod yesterday. What were they looking for? People without masks in a pedestrian shopping center that your humble servant happened to be at. Police around Israel gave out hundreds of 500 shekel fines to people not wearing masks yesterday.
The daily Corona update . . .
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As of 8 am this morning (Monday):
There are 29,958 confirmed cases—an increase of 788 since this time yesterday
17,950 of these recovered—an increase of 134
86 are in serious condition—an increase of 2
27 are on ventilators—a decrease of 5
331 have died–an increase of 1
Other Corona details released by the Health Ministry for the first time:
—About 4.5% of those tested for Corona over the last two days tested positive. This percentage is creeping upward.
—Of those who have died in Israel, 72% had high blood pressure, 50% had heart disease, 40% diabetes, and 40% neurological problems (such as Alzheimers).
–Based on first 320 Israelis who died:
*175 were men, 145 were women
*162 had not been connected to a ventilator and 158 were
*32 people who died were under the age of 65
*50 people who died were between the ages of 65-74
*93 who died were between the ages of 75-84
*145 who died were aged 85 and over
Unfortunately, it appears that many Corona restrictions are about to be reinstated. Hotels will remain open–but perhaps can have only have 20 guests at a time. Restaurants can remain open–but perhaps may not be able to have indoor seating. We’ll know more after the Corona cabinet meets today.
A student from Malawi, who had worked with an Israeli health volunteer in his country battling AIDS, came up to us as we walked down the street in the UC-Davis Picnic Day Parade and wanted to carry the Israeli flag.