Palestinian militants fire Qassams at Sderot

By Haaretz Service Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired a volley of Qassam rockets at the Negev town of Sderot on Tuesday morning. At least two of the home-made projectiles struck the town. One made an indirect hit on the roof of a house, causing some damage. A search by security officials located two other rockets that had landed in an open area close to the town. Three people – a mother and two daughters aged six and 18 – were taken to Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon to be treated for shock. „I was woken up by the warning,” said Shai Niv, a student who lives in the area. „There were two small explosions followed by a massive one, and people started to scream.” Niv said that residents of the area claimed the explosion was stronger than in previous Qassam strikes. Sderot has been plagued by Qassam fire during the four and a half years of fighting between Israel and the Palestinians. The town recently introduced an early-warning siren which gives residents limited advance notice of rocket fire. Also Tuesday, Palestinians reported an exchange of fire between Israel Defense Forces soldiers and militants, most likely from Islamic Jihad, near the West Bank city of Jenin. BPI-info