Meanwhile, a Qassam rocket hit a western Negev open field Friday morning.

Another two rockets land in open fields in the western Negev.

By 7 p.m., 16 rocket attacks were reported in Sderot and the western Negev.

Five Qassams are fired into the western Negev in the evening, one completely destroys an apartment.

He had hitched a ride to visit his grandmother who lives in the western Negev.

It is one of three ancient synagogues that have been discovered in the western Negev.

Thirty-two missiles struck the Lachish region and 28 the western Negev.

Several hours after the strike, two mortar shells landed in the western Negev, causing no casualties.

It is a posh-looking place, advertised in Israel as a resort in "the western Negev."

The western Negev receives 250 mm of rain per year, with light and partially sandy soils.