Sderot: Industrial zone workers helpless
Workers in Sderot are confused: On one hand they have to provide for their families, but on other hand they are subject to danger of Qassam. Worker in factory hit by rocket: It feels really bad because everyone can get hurt. I sent my children to Eilat, but I have to work
On Tuesday morning, a worker was critically wounded and another was lightly hurt after a rocket directly hit a factory. The facility suffered a lot of damage. Three workers suffered from shock.
Residents working in the industrial zone said that although rockets have been fired at Sderot for six years now, there are still no fortified areas in some of the factories.
In addition, in some of the workplaces it is almost impossible to hear the Color Red alert system, which warns residents moments before the rocket lands.
Moti Sheetrit, a chief electrician at the factory hit by a rocket, told Ynet: "People who leave for work don’t know if they'll return safely. The feeling is really bad, because everyone can get hurt. But there is no choice but to continue working.
"I sent my children to Eilat, but I come to work because I have to bring money home. I can't escape reality."
But there are also those who consider whether to look for another workplace.
'God should let us provide for our children'
Ashkelon resident Rachel, who works at the factory hit by a rocket, told Ynet: "I don’t know if I'll come back to work here. I have been working in the factory for nine months because I have no choice. I have to provide for my children."
The Qassam rocket landed in the department where Rachel works, and luckily she was not hurt.
"It's terrifying. God should let us provide for our children with dignity," she said.
Injured evacuated from scene of attack (Photo: Reuters)
The factory suffered great damage as a result of the Qassam hit. Dror Chemi, the facility's manager, estimated the damage: "The facility will be on strike for an unknown period of time, until all the malfunctions are fixed.
Chemi also called on the decision makers in the government to act.
"After six years of Qassams the situation is very sad. When I hear the heads of state saying there is no solution, this is what saddens me more, and it's the worse. Because from up everything penetrated down."
