By Stan Goodenough
Feb 19, 2008
Gaza's Arabs fired at least five Kassam rockets and seven mortars towards the Israeli coastal town of Ashkelon and the repeatedly-targeted town of Sderot Tuesday in ongoing efforts to kill, maim and terrorize Jews.
While no injuries were reported in this latest salvo, buildings were damaged by at least two of the projectiles, one of which destroyed a chicken coop shortly after workmen had left the precise place where the missile landed, according to witnesses.
Israel continues to discuss ways to stop the incessant terrorism, which saw 400 rockets fired "into" Israel in the last 50 days.
Figures released by IDF Homefront Command Tuesday show that 1,488 rockets landed in and near Sderot in 2006 and another 1,150 fell in 2007.
Sderot residents, together with other Israelis, have been protesting outside the offices of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert this week demanding more be done to put an end to the rocket threat.