8 Injured by Rockets in Beersheba
One of Rockets Hit Vehicle in Southern City, Moderately Wounding Four People. Four Other People Injured in Separate Incident, One of Them Sustaining Serious Wounds

by Ilana Curiel
Ynew News
January 15, 2009

http://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/679/8-injured-by-rockets-in-beersheba

Eight people were injured Thursday afternoon as two rockets landed in residential areas in the southern city of Beersheba.

One of the rockets hit a vehicle in the city, moderately injuring fur people. Four other people were injured by a second rocket which landed nearby, one of them sustaining serious wounds. They were all evacuated to the Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba.

At around 4:30 pm, Palestinian gunmen fired a rocket which landed in an open area in the Eshkol Regional Council. There were no reports of injuries or damage.

Earlier, a rocket hit an open area near the town of Ofakim. Yasmin, an Ofakim resident, said "we heard a siren and then heard an explosion right next to our house. We were really scared."

Some 25 rockets have been fired at Israel since the morning hours, landing in different areas across the south of the country. One rocket landed near the Gderot Regional Council at around 9:30 am, without causing injuries.

Five other rockets hit the Sderot area. One rocket damaged a house and a vehicle in Sderot, and several people suffered shock. At least 10 rockets fired from the Gaza Strip on Thursday morning hit open areas in the Eshkol Regional Council, one of them landing near an educational institution."

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