Saturday's rocket attack
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Qassam lands south of Ashkelon
Parents say City's school strike will continue Tuesday and beyond until all schools are fortified
A Qassam rocket fired from Gaza landed in open spaces south of Ashkelon late Monday evening. No injuries or damage were reported.
The city's parents have decided to continue their education system strike due to many school buildings' lack of fortification. The strike began Monday and will continue Tuesday despite the municipality's objections.
No Rest on Saturday
Shmulik Hadad
Grad rocket that penetrated school's fortification was of a type rarely fired, with vast potential for damage. In total, seven rockets fired into Israel from Gaza Saturday
Ashkelon Municipality announced that all schools and kindergartens will remain open and that the faculty would be present, and recommended that parents send their children in "so that they don't wander the streets".
However the Ashkelon Parents' Committee plans to send representatives to the facilities' gates to persuade parents to take their children home.
The Residents' response to Monday's declared strike was lukewarm, with 65% of kindergartners, 40% of elementary school students, and 70% of high school students arriving to study at their respective destinations.
Parents' Committee Chairman Yinon Jibli said Monday that the strike would continue uninterrupted until the government announced a plan to fortify schools that remain completely without fortification.
