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Olmert on his visit to Sderot.
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| By Ynetnews December 29, 2006 |
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Palestinians in northern Gaza fired a Qassam rocket towards Israel early Friday morning.
The first rocket landed near a western Negev kibbutz, causing no injuries or damage. The 'Color Red' alert system has been activated, and security forces were dispatched to the place to locate the rocket's landing site. Nine more rockets fell harmlessly Friday, the day with the most hits since the so-called "ceasefire" was declared more than a month ago.
Over 70 rockets have been fired from Gaza since the ceasefire. Some landed within the Strip's area and most fell in Israel.
Can't count on gov't
Avi Farhan, a resident of Sderot, intends to file a petition to the High Court of Justice demanding that the State act against the Qassam fire.
Farhan sent a letter to the prime minister this week, in which he demands to know what the government plans to do against the continuous rocket attacks.
"We are now awaiting the government's response," Farhan said. "Apart from the idle threats and declarations, we are not seeing any response, only more goodwill gestures to the Palestinians, arming them with weapons that will be used against us, and opening roadblocks in Judea and Samaria, a step that is bound to increase terror there as well."
"We will ask the High Court to demand that the gambling on the lives of the residents of Sderot and the surrounding area stops," he concluded.
Head of the Shaar Hanegev Regional Council Alon Shuster said that the situation remains unchanged.
"The only thing that changes is the Qassam fire and the fact that we are still under an alleged ceasefire."
"As a council, we've stopped relying on the government, and in light of information from IDF officers -- who said that we are moving towards an escalation -- we are making plans for the evacuation of the population if the need arises. We understand that we can't count on the government in this matter too," he stated.
"We also demand that the residents' houses and the educational facilities in Sderot be fortified," Shuster added.
Hope in Sderot
A significant improvement occurred Thursday in the condition of 14-year old Adir Basad who was injured by a Qassam rocket in Sderot Tuesday .
Basad's doctors at the Barzilai hospital in Ashkelon said that he was conscious and breathing independently. The hospital's Deputy Director Dr. Emil Hai said that Basad was taken off the respirator Thursday morning, and that he even managed to communicate a little with his family.
"We hope the improvement continues," he said, but pointed out that in his present condition, any small change could affect Basad.
Reprinted with permission from YnetNews. |
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