Rocket causes fire (Archive photo).
Photo: Ze'ev Trachtman
Qassam damages greenhouses in western Negev
Following IDF raid in Gaza, rocket landing near Sderot sets fire to nearby wheat field, no injuries
Palestinians fired two Qassam rockets mid-day Friday towards the western Negev, causing no injuries. However, one of the rockets landed in an area of greenhouses near Sderot, causing fire to a nearby wheat field. The second rocket landed in an open area and caused no harm.
The rocket barrage came a few hours after IDF soldiers exchanged fire in two different areas in the Gaza Strip. One of the soldiers sustained moderate wounds after an anti-tank missile was fired toward the vehicle he was riding in during activity against terror infrastructure in the southern Strip. The IAF struck the gunmen in response, killing one of them.
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In an earlier incident Friday near the Kissufim Border Crossing in central Gaza, two terrorists opened fire towards an IDF force operating near the security fence. The force returned fire while crossing the fence to the Palestinian side and killed both terrorists.
A Qassam rocket was fired from Gaza Thursday evening, landing in an open area near the security fence. No injuries or damage were reported. Another Qassam was fired Wednesday from northern Gaza, landing in an open area south of Ashkelon with no injuries or damage reported. In response, an IAF aircraft fired towards a vehicle which the army claims carried the Qassam firing cell.
