A home was struck directly by a Hizbullah-fired Katyusha rocket, and an occupant died of his wounds shortly afterwards. Seven others were wounded, including three in "moderate" condition. The attack occurred in a moshav near Shlomi around 11 AM.
The victim, an 83-year-old man, was a Christian Arab living in the Jewish community of Yaarah. Up until 1948, he was a resident of the village of Ikrit. In November 1948, in the middle of the War of Independence, the government asked the residents of Ikrit and nearby Biram to leave their homes, in order to enable the establishment of a security zone along the Lebanese border. Whether they were asked to leave "temporarily" or not has been in dispute for many years, though at one point the government offered them 3,000 acres of land farmed by Jews. The Arabs turned the offer down.
Mrs. Lee Yogev, a resident of the nearby Jewish town of Shomera, told Arutz-7 back in 1995: "It is true that an injustice was done to Biram. Even then, I think that the government is setting a dangerous precedent [by offering Jewish-farmed land on which to rebuild it]. However, the residents of Ikrit are not displaced persons. They actively fought against the Israel Defense Forces, and only when they realized that they would lose the battle and suffer heavy casualties, they surrendered unconditionally. I possess a copy of the document of surrender which the village wrote and signed."
In addition, two people were seriously wounded by a Katyusha in the late afternoon in the Krayot area, north of Haifa. A woman in Tzfat was hospitalized with "moderate" injuries, and two of her neighbors were treated for light wounds, after a Katyusha struck a residential neighborhood; 13 people were treated there for shock. Several rockets hit Kiryat Shmonah, where some light injuries were reported.
Three long-range missiles hit Midgal HaEmek, in the Jezreel Valley, causing no casualties or damage.
Katyusha-warning sirens were heard throughout the day in many northern towns and villages, including Haifa, Ramot Naftalit, Nazareth, the Golan, Acco, Nahariya, Maalot, and elsewhere.
A total of 176 soldiers and civilians are hospitalized in northern hospitals as a result of the war in Lebanon, including 35 in serious condition.
41 civilians have been killed in Katyusha attacks since the beginning of the war in Lebanon just over a month ago. Among the victims killed by the Muslim Hizbullah terrorists were 17 Arabs and Druze residents.
The victim, an 83-year-old man, was a Christian Arab living in the Jewish community of Yaarah. Up until 1948, he was a resident of the village of Ikrit. In November 1948, in the middle of the War of Independence, the government asked the residents of Ikrit and nearby Biram to leave their homes, in order to enable the establishment of a security zone along the Lebanese border. Whether they were asked to leave "temporarily" or not has been in dispute for many years, though at one point the government offered them 3,000 acres of land farmed by Jews. The Arabs turned the offer down.
Mrs. Lee Yogev, a resident of the nearby Jewish town of Shomera, told Arutz-7 back in 1995: "It is true that an injustice was done to Biram. Even then, I think that the government is setting a dangerous precedent [by offering Jewish-farmed land on which to rebuild it]. However, the residents of Ikrit are not displaced persons. They actively fought against the Israel Defense Forces, and only when they realized that they would lose the battle and suffer heavy casualties, they surrendered unconditionally. I possess a copy of the document of surrender which the village wrote and signed."
In addition, two people were seriously wounded by a Katyusha in the late afternoon in the Krayot area, north of Haifa. A woman in Tzfat was hospitalized with "moderate" injuries, and two of her neighbors were treated for light wounds, after a Katyusha struck a residential neighborhood; 13 people were treated there for shock. Several rockets hit Kiryat Shmonah, where some light injuries were reported.
Three long-range missiles hit Midgal HaEmek, in the Jezreel Valley, causing no casualties or damage.
Katyusha-warning sirens were heard throughout the day in many northern towns and villages, including Haifa, Ramot Naftalit, Nazareth, the Golan, Acco, Nahariya, Maalot, and elsewhere.
A total of 176 soldiers and civilians are hospitalized in northern hospitals as a result of the war in Lebanon, including 35 in serious condition.
41 civilians have been killed in Katyusha attacks since the beginning of the war in Lebanon just over a month ago. Among the victims killed by the Muslim Hizbullah terrorists were 17 Arabs and Druze residents.