 These waves of violence often result in widespread damage to farms and structures within the region.Eshkol Regional Council is linked to Tel Aviv by bus routes 379 (local) and route 479 (express), to Be'er Sheva by bus route 35, to Ashkelon by bus route 36 and to Jerusalem by bus 495.Inside the regional council's territory there are six bus routes linking the kibbutzim and the moshavim to the regional council offices.