Kassam Rocket Slams into Sderot; Damage and Shock
Pastor Dale Morgan
Kassam Rocket Slams into Sderot; Damage and Shock*
by Hillel Fendel
(IsraelNN.com) A Kassam rocket fired from northern Gaza into Israel
smashed into the city of Sderot, causing damage and sending people into
shock.
The rocket was fired around 11 AM Thursday. Another Kassam rocket was
fired Wednesday, landing harmlessly near a kibbutz in the Shaar HaNegev
Regional Council.
The IDF took action against Kassam rocket launching equipment Wednesday
afternoon, knocking out five units. Two Arab teenagers and one child
were killed in the process. Israel announced that the deaths were "the
result of their being there as a way of aiding the terrorists."
The IDF announced its "regret that terrorist organizations make frequent
use of children and youth to execute attacks against Israeli civilians
and soldiers."
Young Suicide Terrorist Caught
The IDF announced Thursday that it caught a would-be suicide bomber in
northern Gaza late Tuesday night. The 15-year-old boy was found to be
carrying two explosive devices, which he apparently intended to detonate
in a suicide bombing attack against Israeli troops. He was taken for
questioning by security forces.
List Grows
Two more fatal casualties of the decades-long Arab war against Israel
have been added to the rolls over the past several days. A
Galilee-based Israeli-Arab terror group claimed earlier this week that
it murdered 68-year-old Upper Nazareth resident Michael Ronkin outside
his home just over two weeks ago. Ronkin was stabbed repeatedly, but
the investigation and circumstances of his death were originally
prohibited for publication. His family had claimed all along that it
was a terrorist attack.
The murderous organization, which has taken the name Galilee Liberators
Organization, says the murderer was Ahmed Khatib. Khatib was shot to
death three weeks ago in the Old City of Jerusalem after stealing a gun
from an Israeli security guard and shooting wildly.
It has also been reported that the Second Lebanon War has claimed its
161st victim: Hamoudi (Don) Salum of Haifa. The Israeli-Arab citizen
died from wounds he sustained in a Hizbullah Katyusha attack on August
6, 2006. Though he was hit by shrapnel, he attempted to rescue his
mother and sister - and was further hurt when a gas canister exploded in
his home. Three others were killed in the same attack.