Posted on 07/30/2010 7:00:20 AM PDT by HearMe
Several people treated for shock; damaged caused to buildings, cars.
A Grad missile launched from the Gaza Strip landed in a central, residential area in the southern city of Ashkelon Friday morning.
Magen David Adom crews treated two people for shock.
The missile shattered numerous windows of the surrounding, multi-story buildings and vehicles in the area.
Ashkelon Mayor Benny Vaknin who arrived at the scene, said that the missile landed in the heart of a residential neighborhood and that Ashkelon citizens are unfortunately accustomed to such situations.
Vaknin emphasized that many educational institutions, schools and day-care centers in Ashkelon remain unprotected from rocket attacks and called on the defense ministers to continue efforts to reinforce vulnerable areas.
"I do not see how it will be possible for us to begin the school year with schools and day-cares left unprotected when a heavy cloud of lethal rocket and missile fire hovers above us," Vaknin said.
A committee of Ashkelon parents threatened not to send their children to school at the beginning of the year if their school buildings would not be fortified, Israel Radio reported Friday.
The "color red" alert system was heard across the city prior to the rocket landing allowing residents to enter protected areas.
Police were urging residents to remain indoors for fear of additional rockets or missiles.
In a closed meeting Friday morning, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu announced that Israel views the Grad missile attack in Ashkelon with harsh severity.
The Aza Din al-Kassem Gazan terror group claimed responsibility for the attack.
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“I once figured up how much it would cost to asphalt the entire Gaza Strip. It was surprisingly cheap.”
I wouldn’t waste good asphalt. I would turn it into a proving ground.
I don’t feel sorry for Israel. Not one bit.
Israel has the means to stop this. In one week they could clean out Gaza. They figure it isn’t worth the effort, SO I figure its not worth the effort to worry about Israel either.
When the rockets start coming in guided, what will Israel do? It will be too late then. Hamas won’t fire one at a time. They will wait till they have hundreds, and THEN fire them.
Nuke Iran NOW.
The palis should loose a square mile of land for every attack. If they eventually are pushed into the sea, oh well.
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