Another day, another Qassam

The fact is, that almost no day passes without at least one Qassam rocket. On the other hand, there are never more than a few, and they are mostly aimed at Sderot, unlike the Grad rocket fire that was aimed at Beersheva during Operation Cast Lead and the intensive rain of rockets and mortars that preceded it.

 

Qassam explodes in Sderot; no injuries
Rocket fired from Gaza causes minor damage to two homes; woman and her son treated for shock; another rocket lands in open area

 

Shmulik Hadad
Published:  02.26.09, 09:14 / Israel News

 

A Qassam rocket fired by Palestinians in north Gaza Thursday morning exploded in the yard of a home in the western Negev town of Sderot. No injuries were reported, but a woman and her son were treated for shock, and two adjoining homes sustained minor damage.

 

The Color Red siren, which warns residents of incoming projectiles, sounded in Sderot and surrounding communities at around 8:30 am; the rocket fired at Sderot landed shortly thereafter, and another Qassam fired by Palestinian gunmen landed near Sderot's industrial zone, causing no injuries or damage.

 

The owner of one of the damaged homes said "the rocket hit a tree situated between our two houses, but the other house sustained most of the damage.

 

"I thought that after Operation Cast Lead (in Gaza) we would have some peace, but it's not happening and I don't believe it will," he said.

 

Wednesday morning also saw two rockets fired towards the Negev region. No injuries were reported. The Israeli Air Force retaliated a few hours later by striking seven weapons smuggling tunnels in the southern Strip. No casualties were reported in the attack.

Despite the ceasefire declared following Israel's recent military offensive in Gaza, the Palestinians have been firing Qassams and mortar shells towards Israel on an almost daily basis. The IDF usually responds with attacks on Hamas targets in the Strip....