According to a report done by Channel 10 News, 51 specially protected bus stops that have been stationed throughout the city of Sderot are vulnerable to rocket attacks. The bus stops, which are meant to protect residents against terrorist rockets from Gaza, were built with 20-centimeter thick walls, as opposed to the 40-centimeter walls required by the Homefront Command. In addition, experts quoted by the news station said the material used in the bus stops could shatter in case of a direct rocket strike, endangering bystanders.
Sderot Mayor Eli Moyal responded to the report by halting the installment of the special bus stops, saying he could not approve the use of bus stops that do not protect residents against rocket strikes. Moyal said he would hold an urgent meeting on Monday with officials from the Homefront Command, the company that built the bus stops, and other relevant parties.