Southern Israel Absorbs Kassam Rocket Attack Onslaught
Pastor Dale Morgan
Southern Israel Absorbs Kassam Rocket Attack Onslaught*
22:54 Nov 02, '06 / 11 Cheshvan 5767
by Hana Levi Julian
Communities in southern Israel absorbed an onslaught of Kassam rocket
attacks launched from Gaza on Thursday. Residents were terrorized, with
two injured and others suffering hysteria and anxiety.
The communities of Sderot, Carmit and Netiv Ha’asara were targeted in
four attacks. Terrorists in nearby northern Gaza have succeeded in
launching the rockets despite a military operation currently underway to
prevent the attacks.
Several people were treated for shock Thursday evening in the wake of a
third attack on Sderot, the fourth barrage of the day in the south of
Israel.
Three rockets exploded in the Rabin neighborhood of Sderot, with one
landing in a yard. Others damaged several buildings and resulted in a
number of residents suffering anxiety and hysteria.
One woman was lightly injured by flying shrapnel and four others
suffered severe anxiety attacks.
At around the same time, a third rocket landed in an open area between
the communities of Netiv Ha’asara and Carmit. No injuries were reported.
Seven Kassam rockets had slammed into the western Negev by 8:30 pm.
The first attack occurred in the early morning hours when a rocket
landed in Sderot. No one was injured.
A second Kassam landed near the Sufa border crossing with Gaza around
midday. Again, no injuries were reported.
Barely two hours after that, Kassam rockets again slammed into Sderot in
a second attack of the day on the battered town, this time scoring a
direct hit on a multi-story home on Haggai Street and touching off a fire.
The occupants managed to escape without physical injuries, but another
resident was injured by flying shrapnel from the explosion. Several
others suffered hysteria and anxiety attacks.