Two children and a woman who were wounded in a Kassam rocket barrage on the western Negev city of Sderot were rushed to Barzilai Hospital in Ashkelon early Monday afternoon, while several other people were treated for severe emotional shock as well.
Photo: Josh Hasten
Photo: JOsh Hasten
Doctors said later in the day that they were able to save 10-year-old Yossi Haimov's arm, which was seriously injured when his shoulder and arm were hit by shrapnel from a rocket that landed in his backyard. He and his eight-year-old sister heard the Color Red rocket alert siren, which gives people 15-20 seconds to run for cover. The two children sought refuge behind the wall of a locked bomb shelter, but the rocket exploded only three feet away from him. There has been no explanation why the bomb shelter was locked.
Two other Kassams slammed into other areas of the city; one hit a house and the other exploded next to a school. A one-year-old baby was lightly wounded, as was the child's mother. At least four adults suffered emotional shock.
Photo: Josh Hasten
The Salah a-Din Brigades terrorist gang, a splinter group of the Popular Resistance Committees terror umbrella organization, claimed responsibility for the attack.
Two other rockets slammed into fields in the Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported.
Two More Rockets
Earlier in the day, two other missiles were fired by terrorists in northern Gaza, as 60 trucks filled with sacks of flour, sugar and other supplies made their way from Israel through the Sufa Crossing into the region under pouring rain.
One of the rockets exploded in a southern area in the coastal city of Ashkelon, where a number of strategic installations are located. The second missed its mark and did not make it out of Gaza. It landed in an open area and did not hurt anyone.