Ten Years Under Rocket Fire:

Sunday, April 17, 2011
Ten Years Under Rocket Fire:

Only 10 years!! - seems like a life time.....that's exactly what it is for children 10 years and under in Sderot..a life time.


On April 16, 2001, Gaza terrorists fired the first rocket at southern Israel, aiming for the town of Sderot. On the Sabbath, ten years will have passed since that day. Rocket fire remains a serious concern in southern towns, which were hit by a barrage of rockets and mortar shells as recently as last week.

“At that time, everyone was sure it was a one-time event, a red line that nobody would think to cross again,” former Sderot Mayor Eli Moyal said this week in an interview with the Maariv/Nrg. “Nobody imagined ten years of missile terrorism.”


Terrorists began with short-range rockets produced in Gaza, known as “Kassams.” In the first years, rockets hit with no warning. Even after the installation of the “Color Red” rocket warning system, residents had at most 15 seconds to run for shelter, and often had significantly less time.

Several people were killed by the rockets[1] in Sderot alone, among them four children. Others were badly wounded, including an eight-year-old boy who lost a leg.[2]

Prior to the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza in 2005 and the expulsion of Jews from the area, many rocket attacks targeted Jewish communities in Gush Katif. The Gaza belt was hit by rockets more than 280 times in 2004, and 170 times in 2005, but did not face daily attacks.

Following the expulsion, however, terrorists began to....

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