20 rockets hit south, 3 injured in Sderot shopping center

Three people were wounded Wednesday as more than 20 rockets were fired from Gaza at Negev communities.

But Defense Minister Ehud Barak was nonchalant: "'We are not deterred by a broad operation in Gaza, but we do not wish to rush into such operation," he said. "We will act when the time is right; we will decide what the right time and place are."

Barak might have figured differently if he was standing in a certain parking lot in Sderot.

A rocket exploded near the town's large commercial center, causing light wounds to two and damage to the ears of another. There were hundreds of shoppers in the area at the time. Vehicles and a store sustained extensive damage.

Sderot resident Yair Madmon told Ynet: "I arrived at the supermarket…when I stood by the entrance, I heard the loud whistle, and then the explosion, which happened right before my eyes. The rocket landed close to me…it was scary."

"Qassams landed in my backyard twice in the past, yet this time it was much scarier," he said. "There was chaos at the site. Products flew off the shelves, people started screaming and running away, and many children were crying. It was simply scary to see it; I'm still frightened by what had happened."

"We woke up to the sounds of the Color Red alert system and explosions," Ella Fox, a community manager in one of the council's kibbutzim, told Ynet. "We are strong, but this situation is unbearable. Instead of starting our day like any other citizen in the State of Israel, we're forced to start it like this."

Photo:Flash90

Tags: Sderot, rockets

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Comment by marv brogin on December 22, 2008 at 6:23pm: Lelt the LEFT hear this: Prior to our pullout from Gaza in the intest of 'peace and democracy' for the Arabs and giving in to the antisemetic world opinion; there were NO rockets fired daily in to southern Israel shopping malls!
Wake up. The choice is 'liberalism and the demise of Aretz' or act to defend our people!

Comment by Robert Bernier on December 18, 2008 at 12:30pm: The rules currently favor the terrorists, and have to change
The rule of law has to change, to adapt to the new realities of suicide terrorists who use human shields and thus place democracies in a difficult situation. Terrorists take advantage of our higher morality, forcing democracies to choose between doing nothing or inevitably killing civilians. The rules currently favor the terrorists, and the rules have to change. Prof. Alan Dershowitz, Irwin Kotler, who was Attorney General and Minister of Justice in Canada, former Israeli Supreme Court justices, and Americans as well should attempt to redefine jurisprudence. We should adapt as described at: http://israelagainstterror.blogspot.com/2008/02/new-war_01.html

Comment by Robert Bernier on December 18, 2008 at 12:28pm: Living in Sderot.
In order to live in Sderot these days, you should not only be an idealist but also have a lot of courage. What is the government waiting for ? The “innocent civilians” of Gaza should not keep the armee from destroying the terrorists. It is a miracle that there were not more victims until today. Qassam rockets are being launched daily on Sderot but the habitant of Sderot do not abandon their town, they try to go on in a daily routine life. We can only admire these people …and this situation is going on since several years as describe at : http://israelagainstterror.blogspot.com/2008/01/stop-them-with-clear-cut-victory-part-i.html

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