Preparing for rockets in Be'er Sheva?

This morning's JPost has a headline that says that Israel is preparing for rockets to hit Ashkelon and Be'er Sheva. We've discussed Ashkelon before, but Be'er Sheva is much further away from Gaza. But there's a good reason that the government needs to 'prepare' for rockets to fall in Be'er Sheva: they don't plan to act before then. This is from a JPost interview with 'Deputy' Defense Minister