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A woman being treated for shock after a rocket fired by Palestinian militants in Gaza struck near house in Sderot on Sunday. (AP) Last update - 22:05 18/02/2008 Nine Qassams hit Negev, one strikes yard of home in Sderot By Mijal Grinberg, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: Israel, Gaza, Qassams, Negev Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip on Monday fired a barrage of nine Qassam rockets at the western Negev, one of which struck the yard of a house in Sderot. There were no direct injuries as a result of the strike, but one woman was lightly hurt when she fell on her way to take shelter. Two of the rockets struck near an infirmary in a kibbutz in the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council. The strike caused some damage and four people were treated for shock. Advertisement Two more rockets struck open fields in the Sdot Negev Regional Council, causing no injuries or damage. Seven mortar shells and four Qassam rockets were launched at the western Negev on Sunday afternoon. One of the rockets hit the yard of a house in Sderot, near a kindergarten. A number of people suffered from shock as a result of the strike and one woman was taken to the Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon for further treatment. Buildings in the area were damaged in the strike. A special ministerial forum on Sunday approved a plan to fortify 3,600 homes situated within a 4.5-kilometer range of the Gaza Strip against rocket fire. The forum's initial intention had been to provide complete fortification for 8,000 homes in the area, as reported in Haaretz earlier Sunday. The United Nations's undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs, Sir John Holmes, visited Sderot on Sunday and condemned the rocket attacks. "We condemn absolutely the firing of these rockets. There's no justification for it. They are indiscriminate," he said. In an interview with Haaretz after the visit, Holmes urged the government to make sure its response to the Qassam attacks be proportional from a humanitarian point of view. Also Monday, Israel agreed to allow a rare shipment of cement into the Gaza Strip. Officials said the material would be used to build a desperately needed sewage treatment plant to replace one that collapsed last year and killed five people. Israel has blocked cement shipments to Gaza as part of a broader blockade after Hamas took over the coastal territory last June. Related articles: Gov't to fund fortification of 3,600 homes near Gaza, instead of 8,000 Egyptian police uncover 100 kilograms TNT near Gaza border UN official warns against Gaza invasion, says diplomacy only solution Bookmark to del.icio.us   Sderot under fire Iron Dome system found to be helpless against Qassams. Hitler slur Actor Will Smith receives damages over alleged praise for Hitler.   1.   Quick, call an ambulance, they are injured by SHOCK!! OMG!!1!! 16:44  |  POP 18/02/08   2.   Relocate Palestinian prisoners to Sderot 17:24  |  Robert 18/02/08   3.   safe, stable isr w.o. safe, stable plstn? 17:54  |  bozhidar balkas 18/02/08   4.   qassams prove that Israel`s neighbors are psychos 19:16  |  Avi 18/02/08   5.   Sderot is built on occupied land 20:55  |  * BEN JABO 18/02/08   6.   pop u know the ratio...shock for 2 = 4-8 dead in response 20:58  |  waste of sand 18/02/08   7.   Olmert playing roulette 21:17  |  Ron 18/02/08   8.   Flooding South Lebanon: Israel`s use of cluster munitions in Leba 21:39  |  Dav 18/02/08   9.   #! just like civilized people 21:49  |  silkey 18/02/08   10.   4. poor avi just doesn`t get it 21:50  |  Assad-u-LLAH 18/02/08   11.   to Bozhidar...just think... 21:52  |  Silkey 18/02/08   12.   FORTIFICATION FOR THOUSANDS OF HOMES????? 21:56  |  B`Galil 18/02/08   13.   POP = SHMUCK 21:57  |  B`Galil 18/02/08   14.   Gassams and wide operation. 22:13  |  Vitaly 18/02/08   15.   Breach in security 22:33  |  Paul 18/02/08   16.   the usual accompanying photo 22:34  |  hollingsworth 18/02/08   17.   ISRAEL, BOMB THY ENEMY 23:13  |  John the Priest 18/02/08   18.   I WROTE OHH ISRAEL, BOMB THY ENEMY. PRINT IT HAARETZ IF YOU DARE 23:33  |  John the Priest 18/02/08   19.   What is in a qassam? 23:44  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 18/02/08   20.   stop making nice. nuke gazastan. 23:45  |  frenz 18/02/08   21.   Poor POP, disappointed that no one was killed 23:46  |  Conroy 18/02/08   22.   #4 Avi 23:50  |  Conroy 18/02/08   23.   " Israel blocked shipments of cement" 00:02  |  Rabbi Yakov Lazaros 19/02/08   24.   POP TAKE FAMILY 00:18  |  TOBIA 19/02/08   25.   Argue from a Religious Viewpoint? 00:22  |  Raanan Geberer 19/02/08   26.   quassems 00:30  |  marcel 19/02/08   27.   Say No to Cement 00:42  |  Brad 19/02/08   28.   More Haaretz Complicity In The Ceaseless Qassam Propagada Campain 00:42  |  chet 19/02/08   29.   Robert of Montreal @#2 00:56  |  akiva (zionist) 19/02/08   30.   bozhidar @#3 01:03  |  akiva (zionist) 19/02/08   31.   POP 02:21  |  czech man 19/02/08   32.   hey po we are send one at you babe, see how you like it. one may 03:27  |  steve-NYC 19/02/08   33.   czech man, "homie!" 03:40  |  akiva (zionist) 19/02/08   34.   Nine 03:50  |  Brad 19/02/08   35.   POP. It`s just confetti 03:58  |  judith 19/02/08   36.   the noise it makes 04:44  |  hollingsworth 19/02/08   37.   Move palastinian to sedrot 14:55  |  anwar 23/02/08

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