Eshkol Regional Council
The Eshkol Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית אשכול, Mo'atza Ezorit Eshkol) is a regional council in the north-western Negev, in Israel's Southern District. The regional council's territory lies midway between Ashkelon and Beersheba, bounded on the west by the Gaza Strip while the eastern border abuts the territory of the Bnei Shimon Regional Council. The region has been a frequent target of rocket attacks from nearby Gaza Strip, causing frequent damage to farms and some structures within the region.[1]
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Transport
Eshkol Regional Council is linked to Tel Aviv by Egged Ta'avura bus route 379, to Be'er Sheva by bus route 35, and to Ashkelon by bus route 36.
Kibbutzim
Moshavim
Other locations
Rocket attacks
The Eshkol region has been the target of thousands of rocket attacks since 2000. Despite Iron Dome coverage in the region, usage of the system is generally limited to populated areas and allows other rockets to land in open areas. As a result, there has been widespread damage to farms, vehicles and various outlying structures.[2][3] During the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict, farmers reported massive damages to their crops due to rockets landing in open fields. [4][5]
On 26 August 2014 a mortar shell fired from Gaza was reported to have killed one person and seriously wounded two others at the Eshkol Regional Council.[6]
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- Official website (Hebrew)
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