Wednesday, 7 January 2009Gaza terrorists resumed their attacks on southern Israeli civilian areas on Wednesday afternoon, following the end of a three-hour Gaza truce which was in place in order to allow emergency aid into the Strip.
Two Grad rockets fired shortly after 4 p.m. landed in central Beersheba, near a school. No one was wounded, but two people were treated for shock and buildings were damaged.
Moments later, two mortar shells hit the Sha'ar Hanegev region, causing no casualties or damage.
Some 14 rockets and mortar shells were fired at Israel earlier Wednesday. One person was lightly wounded and a number of people suffered from shock when a Grad-type rocket hit the Be'er Tuvia region near Ashdod. A building on the premises was damaged. Rockets also struck the Eshkol region, the Sha'ar Hanegev area and Kibbutz Sdot Negev.
Following the mortar shell attack on Kibbutz Sdot Negev, a fire broke out. Firefighters rushed to the scene to battle the blaze. In the Sha'ar Hanegev region, a building was damaged.
No one was wounded in any of the other attacks, and no additional damage was reported.
Over 40 rockets were fired at southern Israel on Tuesday, causing structural damage. Six people were treated for shock, but no other casualties were reported. |
Wednesday, 7 January 2009
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