Woman killed in Qassam rocket strike on Sderot

[Eugene]

Source: Haaretz

Last update - 22:04 21/05/2007

Woman killed in Qassam rocket strike on Sderot

By Mijal Grinberg and Avi Issacharoff, Haaretz Correspondents,
Haaretz Service and News Agencies

A 35-year-old woman was killed and another person moderately wounded
Monday evening when a Qassam rocket hit a car in the western Negev
town of Sderot.

The woman, who was standing next to the car at the time of the strike,
was taken to Barzilai Hospital in Ashkelon. Hospital spokeswoman Lea
Malul said she died on the way to the hospital.

The moderately wounded man was also evacuated to Barzilai Hospital.
Twelve others were treated for shock.

Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and the Popular Resistance Committees all
claimed responsibility for the attack.

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Read more: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/861946.html

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Source: BBC News

Last Updated: Monday, 21 May 2007, 19:01 GMT 20:01 UK

Israeli dies in Gaza rocket raid

An Israeli woman has died of her wounds shortly after a
rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit her car in the border
town of Sderot, medics say.

The woman was the first Israeli killed in a rocket attack
since November.

The attack came after Israel carried out an air strike on a
refugee camp in northern Gaza. The Islamic Jihad militant
group said four members died.

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Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6678295.stm

[barb162]

1. Those rockets are being shot toward noncombatant areas of

Israel. These rockets do KILL!
This is a very, very sad situation and utterly needless death.

[sabbat hunter]

2. what is israel to do

if they go after the terrorists aka hamas, islamic jihad they will be accused of endangering civilian palestinians.

if they do nothing israelis will be subject to terrorism on a daily basis again.