2 rockets land in Sderot; no injuries
Qassams hit town after five days of calm, one lands near bus. Resident: 'It's a disgrace that the IDF does nothing', another two Qassams land near kibbutzim in area
Despite the IDF's intense activity in the Gaza Strip, the firing if Qassam rockets toward Israel continues. Two Qassams were fired at the town of Sderot Thursday morning. One rocket landed in town, while the other fell in an open field outside of Sderot. Residents reported of a particularly loud explosion. No injuries or damage were reported in the strike.
Another two Qassam rockets fired from the northern Gaza Strip landed near the Gabim and Nir Am kibbutzim, police said.
A facility used to store agricultural produce was damaged but no one was injured.
The rocket that hit inside Sderot landed nearby a bus that was driving local residents to a trip in the north. One of the passengers told Ynet: "We were about to pick up one of the families when we heard a loud blast. The rocket landed about 50 meters from the bus. Panic broke out inside the bus, there were families with children there."
He added that the bus driver, who is not a Sderot resident, was terrified. "He told me, 'I've been through wars and only now do I realize the reality you live in'."
Avi Farhan, a former Elei Sinai resident and one of the fiercest opponents to the disengagement who now lives in Sderot, said that the loud explosion woke him up. "We keep investing in fortification, but we forget that the best defense is offense. We need to fire at the source of the attacks, even if civilians get hurt in the process. They need to be warned beforehand not to harbor the Qassam cells. I think that it’s a disgrace that the Palestinians are shooting at the defense minister's town, and the IDF does nothing."
Qassam attacks were renewed on Saturday when a rocket landed near the home of Sderot Mayor Eli Moyal, ending a lull that lasted five days.
The Islamic Jihad took responsibility for the attack in which two bystanders were lightly injured.
