PALESTINIAN KASSAM ATTACK ON ISRAEL; ONE PERSON WOUNDED

Sderot, Israel - Thursday 06, March 2008. One person suffered from a moderate head wounds after shrapnel from a rocket fired by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip hit a home in Sderot and caught fire on Thursday evening. Another person was lightly wounded and several others were treated for shock during the incident. A second rocket landed in a nearby neighborhood, hitting a gas canister and subsequently setting a house on fire. Firefighters extinguished the blaze. This was the second home in the city to sustain a direct hit throughout the day, during in which eight Kassam rockets in total were fired into the Southern region. Four people were treated for shock in the earlier incident. Meanwhile, four mortar shells fired from the Gaza Strip hit open fields near Ein Hashlosha. Gunfire was also heard in the area. The farmers working the fields returned to their homes, but no casualties or damage were reported. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye.