Israel – Rocket Fired from Gaza Damages Factory in Negev

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    Israeli electrician fix the damage was done by qassam fired from Gaza Strip explodes outside packinghouse causing heavy damage, no injuries reported at Kibbutz Nirim, Wednesday, June 30, 2010. Avi Aptelboim, head of the community's emergency squad, reported, a Color Red siren was sounded at around 4 am, followed by a rocket which landed outside the packinghouse. Photo by Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90Israel – Kassam rocket was fired into southern Israel from the Gaza Strip Wednesday morning, damaging a factory in the Sdot Negev Regional Council area.

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    Police called to the area by residents reported that nobody was injured in the attack.

    The rocket fell on a packaging plant at approximately four in the morning on Wednesday morning and the nearby Kerem Shalom crossing was closed shortly afterward due to terror warnings.

    In response to the attack MK Otniel Schneller (Kadima) said that this event illustrates the need for active defense systems on Israel’s border with Gaza to prevent rocket attacks.

    The attack came after IAF aircraft struck in the Gaza Strip overnight Thursday, targeting a weapons cache in the north and two smuggling tunnels in the south.

    The IDF action was a response to several rocket attacks that targeted southern Israel on Thursday.

    Two mortar shells and a Kassam rocket landed near one of the kibbutzim in the Negev Regional Council area.  Three more mortar shells landed in the Ashkelon area.  No damage or injuries were reported in Thursday’s attacks.

    The attack came as the Security Cabinet is scheduled to meet Wednesday morning to discuss the liberalization of the Gaza blockade ahead of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s trip to Washington to meet with US President Barack Obama next week.

    Tuesday evening Israel authorized the Palestinians to let 150 trucks with aid into the Strip each day. The number is twenty more than was previously allowed.


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    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    13 years ago

    “illustrates the need for active defense systems…” Why would anyone think that? It’s Israel’s fault, it’s because we didn’t “ease” the blockade on Gaza. (hey, what’s 20 trucks?)
    It’s all our fault because we impose restrictions, we fight back “disproportionately” occupy their land, don’t give them enough money, yada yada yada….

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    13 years ago

    Rocket landed 150 feet from an American friend living on the kibbutz. Thank G-d there were no injuries.

    Why Not
    Why Not
    13 years ago

    I think they should stop allowing the trucks into Gaza for six months while they do a review why this is is happening

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    13 years ago

    Dont worry. there will be no investigation or probe for the palestinians. They were obviously acting in self defense.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    13 years ago

    Israel needs to take over gaza and all of these places, and throw out all palastiens, and put them on trucks and send them to all the world contries who are so much in love with them. lets go.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    13 years ago

    Please everyone, let’s not judge these innocent peace loving palastinians, all they are asking for is peace, and the rockets they are firing upon Israel, is just a way of reaching out to Israel asking for peace.

    kulanu chachamim
    kulanu chachamim
    13 years ago

    must be one of those new “humanitarian” rockets