Qassam lands near Sderot (Archive)
Photo: Rafi Babian
3 Qassams fired at Israel; IDF attacks in Gaza
One rocket hits potato packing house, causing some damage; shortly after, IDF attacks in Gaza, reportedly killing two members of Qassam launching cell
Three Qassam rockets were fired from the northern Gaza Strip at Sderot and the western Negev Thursday. One of the rockets landed near a potato packing house in a Negev industrial area, causing some damage.
Four people were treated for shock and one woman was evacuated to the hospital for further treatment.
Shortly after the attack, IDF helicopters fired a missile at a Qassam launching cell in Beit Lahiya.
According to Palestinian sources, two gunmen were killed and three other were injured in the strike.
One of the dead gunmen was identified as a member of al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, an armed wing of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah faction. The affiliation of the second militant was not immediately known.
Earlier Thursday, a rocket landed near a house in Sderot. "I heard a loud blast and when I came out of the fortified room I saw that the Qassam landed right next to the house," said Shlomo Buhadana, a town resident.
"We were very fortunate no one was hurt, because usually children play soccer out here or ride their bicycle. I don't even want to think what could have happened if there were kids here," he added.
