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Scene of the fatal attack in the Sapir College parking lot (Channel 2)
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| By Israel Insider staff February 27, 2008 |
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Roni Yihieh, 47, of Moshav Bit'ha near Ofakim, was killed when a Kassam rocket landed near his car in a parking lot of Sapir College in the Western Negev region of southern Israel. The rocket exploded and the shrapnel caused fatal injuries. At least 50 rockets were fired from Gaza at southern Israel on Wednesday. Hamas claimed credit and said that the latest salvo was in response to the IDF's elimination of 5 of its members, whom security sources say were training for a major terror attack.
At least ten other people were reported in shock or lightly injured. Army Radio said that everyone on the college campus was led to sheltered areas.
The rocket that struck the college's parking lot was one of a barrage of six fired late Wednesday afternoon, two of which landed in Sderot. Another rocket hit a home in the city's Neveh Eshkol neighborhood. No one was hurt in that incidents.
Dozens of Kassam rockets were launched at southern Israel Wednesday afternoon from the Gaza Strip.
Earlier, a barrage of 11 rockets slammed into Sderot, sending four people into shock. One hit a factory cafeteria shortly after some 100 workers had left the room. The building sustained serious damage.
An IAF air strike hit a minivan in southern Gaza, killed five Hamas gunmen, including a senior rocket engineer and a regional rocket squad commander, the group said.
Two other gunmen were wounded in the attack, Hamas said, as the vehicle drove on Gaza's coastal road near Khan Yunis, enroute to a Hamas training base.
The IDF confirmed the attack, saying it had been conducted in cooperation with the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) and was targeting gunmen. It gave no further details.
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