One Injured in Sderot House Hit by Kassam Rocket 20:47 Sep 30, '06 / 8 Tishrei 5767 by Debbie Berman

Terrorists fired a barrage of Kassam rockets from the Northern Gaza Strip toward Israel during the day Saturday, directly hitting a house in the Negev town of Sderot.

The rocket reportedly landed after the activation of the Red Dawn alert system.
Magen David Adom paramedics who arrived at the scene reported that one person had sustained light injuries and that three people were treated for shock.

Expressing his frustration with the weak stance the current government has taken ignoring the growing threat to the safety of Sderot residents, Sderot Mayor Eli Moyal issued the following statement in reaction to the direct hit on a house in his city: “The municipality and the Mayor will leave the reaction to the Kassam to the Prime Minister and the Defense Minister who mistakenly have claimed that the firing of Kassams has simply led to our crying and complaining and that they do not pose a safety threat to Sderot residents; which is obviously not correct.”

The hit on the house on Saturday comes in the wake of continual Kassam fire on Sderot throughout the week. Addressing the issue at a cabinet meeting earlier this week Internal Security Minister Avi Dichter said he believed that the government was not doing enough to protect the residents from the threat of Kassam rockets.

"The State of Israel has woken up every day for nearly two months with a 'Good morning, Kassam,' in the Negev,” stated Dichter, adding, “We aren't providing a proper response the residents of Sderot and communities surrounding Gaza. The response of the defense establishment is not befitting of the threat and there needs to be a stronger hand."

The IDF working cooperatively with the IAF attacked a site in Khan Younis in the Southern Gaza Strip used as a storage facility for weapons. The IDF reported that they issued warnings to the residents surrounding the site to stay clear of the area until after the operation had ended.