Qassam hits Sderot; 11 people hurt
Rocket fired by Palestinian gunmen in Gaza lands near house in town; Magen David Adom paramedics treat 10 people for shock, one woman sustains mild injuries. Popular Resistance Committees, al-Quds Brigades claim responsibility for attack
The rocket landed in a local yard, causing some damage to a nearby building.
The Popular Resistance Committees and Islamic Jihad's military wing, the al-Quds Brigades, claimed responsibility for the Qassam fire.
Yard of house hit by rocket in Sderot (Photo: Zeev Trachtman)
About half-an-hour later, seven rockets landed in open fields in the western Negev area. No injuries or damage were reported.
The rocket barrages at the western Negev have continued throughout the day. Two Qassams were fired at Sderot at about 5 pm, and one landed near a house in town causing slight damage. Another Qassam landed at approximately the same time in an open field in the Shaar Hanegev Regional Council, causing no injuries or damage.
Two hours earlier, two Qassam rockets fired from the Gaza Strip hit a kibbutz in the Shaar Hanegev Regional Council, one of them exploding near a clinic.
Four residents suffered from shock and were treated to by Magen David Adom paramedics. Another rocket landed at the entrance to the kibbutz.
Earlier, two additional rockets landed in the Sdot Negev Regional Council. There were no reports of injuries or damage.
The al-Quds Brigades, the Islamic Jihad's military wing, claimed responsibility for firing the rockets.
Ali Waked contributed to the report
