2 Lightly Hurt as Rockets Pound South

Jerusalem Post
January 2, 2009

http://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/579/2-lightly-hurt-as-rockets-pound-south

Gaza terrorists pounded southern Israel with rockets again on Friday, firing some 20 projectiles and wounding two civilians.

In the latest attack, two Grad-type rockets hit the Ashkelon region, with one scoring a direct hit on a house. No casualties were reported in the attack.

Earlier, a building in the Eshkol region was severely damaged when it was hit by a Kassam. No one was wounded.

Also Friday, a man and woman sustained light shrapnel wounds in Ashkelon as two Grad rockets hit residential areas of the city, each striking an apartment building and causing substantial damage. Two more rockets landed in open areas of the city.

Additionally, a Kassam rocket hit an electric cable in Sderot, leading to power cuts in the town, and another hit a Sdot Negev greenhouse.

No casualties or damage were reported in the latter attacks, but several people were treated for shock.

Since the start of Operation Cast Lead on Saturday, three Israeli civilians and one soldier have been killed in rocket attacks, which have reached deeper into Israel than ever before, bringing one-eighth of the population of 7 million within rocket range.

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