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Gaza rockets land in Negev community; cause fire – Israel News, Ynetnews.

Palestinian terrorists continue to shell south; rockets explode in Eshkol Regional Council community and outside Beersheba; Israeli aircraft strike targets across Gaza

Ilana Curiel, Neri Brener

Escalation in south continues: Five Qassam rockets fired by Palestinian terrorists in Gaza landed in a community within the Negev’s Eshkol Regional Council at around noon Wednesday. A fire broke out as a result, but there were no immediate reports of injuries. However, two women suffered from shock, and heavy damage was reported at the site.

Residents said the siren that is supposed to warn of incoming rockets was not activated.

At around 7:45 am a Qassam exploded in an open area outside Beersheba. No injuries or damage were reported.

Another four rockets landed in the Eshkol Regional Council Wednesday morning. No one was hurt. One of the rockets exploded landed in one of the council’s communities.

Some 50 rockets were fired towards Israel since the latest round of violence began on Monday.

Ten rockets were fired towards the western Negev region overnight. In response, Israeli aircraft attacked seven targets throughout Gaza.

Eleven Border Guard officers were injuredTuesday night as a result of rocket fire on the Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. One officer sustained moderate shrapnel injuries, while the others were lightly hurt.

Rocket in Hof Ashkelon Regional Council (Photo: Zeev Trachtman)

While elementary schools in the Eshkol Regional Council are expected to open as usual despite the incessant rocket fire, the Ma’agalim school in the Sdot Negev Council will keep its gates closed.

“The government said it would provide us with miguniyot (cement shelter against Qassam rocket attacks), but we will be getting them only in September,” explained Avidan Califa, the head of the school’s parents’ committee.

“We won’t be sending our kids to school until a solution is found or calm is restored. The State has yet to come to its senses and hasn’t eradicated the rocket fire,” he said.

High school and middle school students have already begun their summer vacation.

Netivot resident Ya’arit Trabelsi, whose children attend Ma’agalim, said “we have no choice but to stay at home with them. It’s better this way because we have a fortified room at home. It’s dangerous to send them to an unfortified school, particularly after a Grad rocket fell close by in the previous round of violence.

“Those who live in the south know that it’s problematic to send our kids to school. They are very afraid,” she said.

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