as many as 300 in the direction of israel. nearly half of them have been intercepted by the israeli missile defense system. nevertheless, that is a system checker that is not perfect. as many as three people, three israelis today died because of those rockets. >> shep: i mentioned the attempt on tel aviv. that is a red line and must have been a real shock there. >> indeed. the last time that tel aviv came under attack it was the first gulf war in 1991. many israelis feared an attack. they expected an attack. but when it finally happened, you're right. the best reaction to describe it was one of disbelief. israel said had destroyed many of the long-range rockets believed to be smuggled into gaza by iran. they were produced in iran and many israelis were hoping they had all been destroyed. that's apparently not the case. at least two of those rockets hitting the tel aviv area. authorities will not say where