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Qassam injures dozensRocket launched from northern Gaza lands in western Negev military base, injuring over 25 soldiers, the largest number of casualties from a Qassam attack
Hanan Greenberg
Latest Update: 09.11.07, 03:10 / Israel NewsMore than 25 Israelis soldiers were hospitalized after a Qassam rocket launched from northern Gaza landed on a military base in the western Negev early Tuesday morning. This is the largest number of casualties to date resulting from a single Qassam attack.
Magen David Adom reported sending 20 ambulances and two support helicopters to the scene. Casualties were treated at the scene and then transferred to Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon, Soroka University Medical Center in Beersheba, and Chaim Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer.
In total, 57 soldiers arrived at the hospitals, and while some were being treated only for shock, the military and MDA reported that at least half were physically wounded. IDF sources told Ynet that there were serious consequences as a result of a direct hit. "Sometimes there are direct hits, and then there are many casualties. That's what happened this time."
The army confirmed that the lethal Qassam landed in the Zikkim base, about 1 kilometer north of the Gaza Strip, at about 1:30 am, next to a tent containing several soldiers from a battalion in basic training. The wounded, along with their battalion members, were scheduled to complete basic training mere hours after the attack took place.
Despite the rocket threat on the region, it had been decided that the new recruits would continue sleeping in tents. The tent that sustained the direct hit served as a makeshift meal tent and contained a number of soldiers at the time of impact. Several soldiers in an adjacent sleeping tent were injured from shrapnel and the force of the blast.
The Qassam, which was launched from the area of Bein Hanoun, was claimed by the Salah a-Din Brigades - the military arm of the Public Resistance Committees. Abu Mujahad, the organization's spokesman, told Ynet that the brigades had launched two rockets into Israel.
Now maybe, Olmert will act against the terrorist of Gaza.
The time has long past for Israel to deal with the mess that it created by retreating from Gaza.
Let's pray that Israel and her masters in Washington D.C. could only learn the lesson that you can never give the Palestinians any Jewish land, because every where we have given them our land they turn it into a base for terror.
Again I call for the Israel government to close Gaza no Arabs in or out. Cut off all electricity, water, gasoline and food going into Gaza and let them rot for a month and then send in the IDF.
