Hamas military commander agreed 'to remove curfew on Tel Aviv for two hours.'

IDF spokesman Brigadier-General Hidai Zilberman hinted Saturday evening in an interview with Ynet that a ceasefire may be a long way off.

"From the first day, we hit senior officials - the most senior there are," he said. "We responded with great force, and the IDF's achievements are impressive."

"We are only in the middle. We are continuing, and we have another very very intense night ahead of us."

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Meanwhile, the IDF has clarified that since 7:00a.m. Saturday morning, 278 rockets were launched from Gaza into Israel. Approximately 40 fell within Gaza.

"Air defense soldiers intercepted many dozens of rockets, in accordance with the intercept protocol," the IDF added. Read more at Arutz-7