Residents of Sderot are summarizing the operation in Operation Shield and Arrow. "Rockets will soon be fired again," they say, noting that the operation was aimed at Islamic Jihad, but Hamas is the sovereign, and it did not pay a price.

Albert Gabay, a resident of the city, said, "We returned the initiative, but we know that the next round will be close" "This was a different operation than in the past, thanks to the government's initiative," Albert Gabbay said.