Qassam lands in Sderot; 2 women suffer shock
Rocket hits yard near house in southern town Friday evening; two local women treated for shock, one evacuated to hospital. Islamic Jihad claims responsibility for attack. Seven Qassams land in Sderot, western Negev earlier
A Qassam rocket landed in the yard of a house in Sderot Friday evening. Two women suffered shock; one of them was evacuated to Barzilai Hospital in Ashkelon.
Shortly after 9:45 pm the Color Red alert system was heard in town, followed by a loud explosion. Magen David Adom emergency services, police units and firefighters were called to the rocket's landing site.
Damage was caused to a nearby house and to a portable shelter in the area.
Officials at the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council reported of a power outage in one of the kibbutzim near town due to the attack. Blackouts were also reported in several neighborhoods in Sderot.
Islamic Jihad's al-Quds Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Two other rockets were fired at the area shortly after 11 pm. One landed in a residential neighborhood in Sderot, causing very slight damage to property. The other rocket landed in an open field outside town.
Seven Qassam rockets landed in Sderot and the western Negev earlier Friday. No injuries were reported in any of the attacks, but a fire broke out in the southern town.
The latest barrage hit at 5:30 pm, when a Qassam landed near the entrance to the town, causing no injuries or damage. Earlier, three Qassam rockets were fired at Sderot. Two of the rockets landed in town; one fell near a school and caused a fire. The third rocket fell within Palestinian territory.
Shortly after noon Qassams landed in open areas in the Eshkol Regional Council, near a kibbutz in the Sdot Negev Regional Council and in a kibbutz south of Ashkelon. There were no reports of injuries or damage.
Yonat Atlas, Ali Waked and Shmulik Hadad contributed to the report
