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A Sderot boy standing at the scene of a Qassam rocket strike in the western Negev town Monday. (Reuters)
Last update - 00:00 25/02/2008
Woman, two children hurt in Qassam strike on Sderot
By Mijal Grinberg and Yuval Azoulay, Haaretz Correspondents and News Agencies
Tags: Hamas, IAF, Israel 

Palestinian militants fired five rockets at southern Israel on Monday, three of which hit residential areas in Sderot, wounding a woman and two children.

A 10-year-old boy suffered a moderate wound to his shoulder when a Qassam struck an underground shelter in Sderot.

He was rushed into surgery, said Lea Malul, a spokeswoman for Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon. During the surgery, doctors informed the boy's family that they had successfully saved his arm.
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A mother and her one-year-old baby were lightly wounded in the attack, and were also taken to Barzilai Medical Center.

Two other rockets struck Sderot on Monday: one hit a house and the other exploded near a local school.

Earlier this month, 8-year-old Osher Twito, from Sderot, lost a leg in a rocket attack.

Government spokesman David Baker said in response to the attacks that "Israel will actively pursue those who strike at our children and will take whatever steps necessary to bring these lethal rocket attacks to an end."

Militants fired two more rockets at Israel on Monday. There were no injuries in either of those incidents.

Hamas official: We'll halt rocket fire if Israel ceases attacks

A senior Hamas official said Monday it would stop firing Qassam rockets at the western Negev if Israel halts all military operations against the Palestinians.

"Hamas is ready to calm down and to stop firing rockets on Sderot if Israel stops its aggression against the Palestinian people," Nazzal said to The Associated Press by telephone.

"The message is clear and doesn't require an agreement," said Nazzal, who was speaking from neighboring Lebanon.

The comments were similar to statements made by other Hamas officials, whereby Israel must halt operations in both Gaza and the West Bank - a demand that Israel rejects.

Three Hamas militants were killed and at least four others wounded early Monday in two separate Israel Air Force strikes in the Gaza Strip.

Two militants were killed when the IAF attacked the Sajiyeh neighborhood in southeast Gaza City.

Palestinian officials identified the dead as Hani Abu Salah and Tair Masah.

Another strike in the southern Gaza Strip, east of Khan Yunis, killed Hamas militant Hassam Abu Hain.

The IDF confirmed the air strike in the southern Strip, saying it targeted a group of gunmen spotted in the area.

Another Palestinian militant was found dead on Monday morning in the southern Gaza border town of Rafah.

A small Palestinian militant organization, the Popular Resistance Committees, said the man belonged to their group and was killed while firing his weapon at nearby IDF soldiers. The IDF said it had no
knowledge of the incident.

The strikes on Gaza came just hours before a Hamas-planned protest began along the Gaza Strip's border, from Rafah to Erez.

Some 40,000 Palestinian women and children were expected to march in the form of a human chain to protest Israel's economic embargo on the coastal territory, though by early afternoon only a few thousand had turned out.

The IDF has beefed up its forces in preparation for the protest, fearing demonstrators may try to cross the border into Israel.

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Monday that while he was unaware of infiltration threats, Israel was prepared for every scenario during the protest.

On Sunday, IDF troops uncovered five tunnels in southern Gaza used for smuggling weapons.

The tunnels were found during an IDF operation in Dahaniyeh, east of Rafah.

Troops from the Givati Brigade, Armored Corps and Engineering Corp arrested some 40 Palestinian militants suspected in terror attacks against Israel during the operation, the IDF said.

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      1.   A different solution - Well-being instead politics. 10:11  |  Jean Van Daem 25/02/08
      2.   WHY NOT RESPOND WITH HOWITZERS? 14:40  |  nana 25/02/08
      3.   NO TO PLO STATE 14:40  |  BOB KING THE ZIONIST 25/02/08
      4.   Didn`t Israel kill three Palestinian civilians yesterday? 15:04  |  Paul Wood 25/02/08
      5.   Boy hurt in Sderot 15:06  |  Millicent 25/02/08
      6.   Miserable IDf FAILED policy - NO DETERRANCE 15:16  |  cohen 25/02/08
      7.   HIT AND RUN cowards manage to wound more Israeli CIVILLIANS. 15:21  |  PETER SM 25/02/08
      8.   1 dead hamas leader for every rocket -only solution to stop it 15:24  |  don 25/02/08
      9.   Nana,it`s AG Mazuz sabotaging IDF by threatening 15:31  |  Absolute Sweden 25/02/08
      10.   nana 15:34  |  Cpt. Jack 25/02/08
      11.   #1 Jean Van Daem Face Reality 15:46  |  Knowitall 25/02/08
      12.   David Baker 15:53  |  Ron 25/02/08
      13.   Refuah Sheleima to those injured 15:54  |  Allon 25/02/08
      14.   #5 Peter SM Monkey See...Monkey Do 16:06  |  Knowitall 25/02/08
      15.   Why a photo of soldiers to illustrate a severely injured child? 16:07  |  Tamar 25/02/08
      16.   Woman, 2 Children Hurt 16:16  |  Honest Observation 25/02/08
      17.   What`s the big surprise? 16:24  |  Lourdes 25/02/08
      18.   Arabs respect force and not diplomacy 16:27  |  Yonatan 25/02/08
      19.   Wake up Israel 16:30  |  American Christian 25/02/08
      20.   when do terrorrists stop? when they are dead 16:33  |  ROBERT/ MONTREAL 25/02/08
      21.   Israel using human shields? 16:40  |  POP 25/02/08
      22.   Woman, two children hurt 17:00  |  Maurice Zaslawsky 25/02/08
      23.   Israel using human shields? 17:07  |  POP 25/02/08
      24.   Woman, two children hurt in Qassam strike on Sderot 17:26  |  steve 25/02/08
      25.   Israel using human shields? 17:29  |  POP 25/02/08
      26.   Best wishes to the wounded 17:40  |  KUTW 25/02/08
      27.   The terrorists still at it 17:41  |  KUTW 25/02/08
      28.   to all 17:41  |  danny 25/02/08
      29.   Israel will halt military operations if gazans stops attacking 17:56  |  KUTW 25/02/08
      30.   to number 1 17:56  |  arab 25/02/08
      31.   How many have to suffer because of Olmerts Stupidity 17:57  |  Dish It Out 25/02/08
      32.   Bravo the IDF 17:57  |  KUTW 25/02/08
      33.   #2 your 100% correct 18:00  |  Dish it out 25/02/08
      34.   Qassams aimed at civilians 18:07  |  Avrum 25/02/08
      35.   Rockets 18:21  |  morice 25/02/08
      36.   Israel using human shields? 18:23  |  POP 25/02/08
      37.   Question 18:35  |  US Pal 25/02/08
      38.   Israel using human shields? 18:38  |  POP 25/02/08
      39.   Woman, Two Children Hurt 18:47  |  JordanisPalestine 25/02/08
      40.   Hamas are cowards hiding behind women and children. 18:49  |  Marwan مروان خوري 25/02/08
      41.   Target Hamas Leaders 18:53  |  Michael 25/02/08
      42.   Yes -MEDIATIONS. Military solution NO. 18:58  |  Hamza 25/02/08
      43.   Before Qassams hit Sderot 19:05  |  Dav 25/02/08
      44.   why not respond with a truce? 19:08  |  Paul Freedman 25/02/08
      45.   WHY IS ISRAEL WAITING TO BE ATTACKED? TAKE PRE-EMPTIVE ACTION OR 19:16  |  Alan 25/02/08
      46.   WHAT R U WAITIN?RETAKE GAZA,EXECUTE TERRORISTS,SAVE ISRAEL CHILDR 19:29  |  VOICE of MOSHIACH))) 25/02/08
      47.   The message is clear:israel must stop all aggression against Gaza 19:31  |  lakshmi 25/02/08
      48.   UGLY WOMAN SCREAMING 19:32  |  jpudentain 25/02/08
      49.   Israel using human shields? 19:42  |  POP 25/02/08
      50.   Israel using human shields? 19:42  |  POP 25/02/08
      51.   I EVACUATED GUSH QATIF. DO THE SAME TO SDEROT, SEND ARMY,POLICE)) 19:46  |  ARIK SHARON:I`M FINE 25/02/08
      52.   THE ROAD MAP TO PEACE: EVACUATE SDEROT SETTLERS)))) 19:48  |  ARIK SHARON:I`M FINE 25/02/08
      53.   EVACUATE SDEROT! LIKE I DID IN GUSH QATIF! THEN THEY WILL STOP! 19:51  |  ARIK SHARON:I`M FINE 25/02/08
      54.   I EVACUATED GUSH QATIF.NOW EVACUATE SDEROT, SEND ARMY,BULDOZERS)) 19:55  |  ARIK SHARON:I`M FINE 25/02/08
      55.   the pals & their mythical "cease fires" 19:57  |  Adrian de Klerk 25/02/08
      56.   Lakshmo 10 20:05  |  ChanahS 25/02/08
      57.   OH AND THAT PHOTO ISN`T STAGED?! 20:10  |  vigiliant jew 25/02/08
      58.   raze gaza 20:12  |  frenz 25/02/08
      59.   Wounded as in scraped their knee? 20:13  |  D. Chozin-Bipl 25/02/08
      60.   jpudentang: you want ugly? look to gaza. 20:15  |  spartacus 25/02/08
      61.   Israel`s killing of Palestinians in response should be condemned 20:18  |  Dutch 25/02/08
      62.   Chanah S. they sure have chutzpah this laksimi 20:20  |  Robert/Montreal 25/02/08
      63.   Chanah S. they sure have chutzpah this laksimi 20:20  |  Robert/Montreal 25/02/08
      64.   stop aggression 20:31  |  morice 25/02/08
      65.   Palestinian militants 20:35  |  fred 25/02/08
      66.   #13ARIK SHARON:I`M FINE 20:38  |  Robert/Montreal 25/02/08
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      68.   Hey Dutch, would you have let the Nazis in ? 20:46  |  Robert/Montreal 25/02/08
      69.   ignorant dutch and lakshimi 20:50  |  SHIMON 25/02/08
      70.   The Oscar goes to IDF: The fictitious Jewish victims. 21:02  |  Dutch Dirk 25/02/08
      71.   DAV ON your side they were armed fighters. 21:12  |  PETER SM 25/02/08
      72.   Yes, she is an ugly screaming woman ... 21:20  |  Dutch 25/02/08
      73.   Shimon, Stop twisting the truth ... 21:31  |  Dutch 25/02/08
      74.   4 palestinians murdered by IDF this morning 21:37  |  Assad-u-LLAH 25/02/08
      75.   Vigilant jew 21:44  |  Mazen 25/02/08
      76.   Machine gun their cars from the air 21:48  |  George 25/02/08
      77.   Dutch - you need a timeline 22:05  |  SHIMON 25/02/08
      78.   #12 pop, please! 22:09  |  dan 25/02/08
      79.   pathetic attempts at childish insults - dutch #23 22:09  |  SHIMON 25/02/08
      80.   what, u expect hamas to stand idle? 22:11  |  raw truth 25/02/08
      81.   #25 assad 22:12  |  SHIMON 25/02/08
      82.   Improved Accuracy As Of Late 22:13  |  Nick 25/02/08
      83.   All the best to the wounded 22:24  |  KUTW 25/02/08
      84.   Good job, IDF 22:26  |  KUTW 25/02/08
      85.   #31 Hey Raw tooth, your innocent are not innocent. 22:36  |  Robert/Montreal 25/02/08
      86.   lol Shimon #30 22:44  |  Robert/Montreal 25/02/08
      87.   Dutch a little history for you 22:55  |  Robert/Montreal 25/02/08
      88.   16Chanah S,20 Ibrahim,21 Shimon; 23:08  |  lakshmi 25/02/08
      89.   there ought to be a law 23:15  |  return gasmasks now 25/02/08
      90.   Robert, does Israel have a charter? 23:30  |  Ibrahim 25/02/08
      91.   RAW"TRUTH".Expect Hamas NOT to target Israeli civillians. 23:47  |  PETER SM 25/02/08
      92.   Even When Hamas Cease Fire Unilaterally, Israel Kept on Killing 23:51  |  Mr. Know-it-all 25/02/08
      93.   40,000 women and children... 23:52  |  Joe 25/02/08
      94.   -U-LLAH.Killing fighters during war is NOT murder. 23:55  |  PETER SM 25/02/08
      95.   Please, a solution now 00:12  |  etan 26/02/08
      96.   carpet bomb? solutions 00:25  |  etan 26/02/08
      97.   The problem is Olmert & Barak is incapable Invade Gaza Now 00:30  |  Dish It Out 26/02/08
      98.   Ugly comments 00:43  |  ChanahS 26/02/08
      99.   stop bickering over who shot who first 00:47  |  mordechai 26/02/08
      100.   KNOWITALLeverybody knows difference between ceasefire,Hudna&PEACE 00:58  |  PETER SM 26/02/08
      101.   #36 robert, what caused hezbollah formation? 01:16  |  raw truth 26/02/08
      102.   SOMEONE PLEASE ANSWER ME 01:21  |  J. Schaefer 26/02/08
      103.   41 yes Ibrahim they do. 03:09  |  Robert/Montreal 26/02/08
      104.   Ibrahim yes they do 03:15  |  Robert/Montreal ZION 26/02/08
      105.   Memo to Haaretz.... 03:22  |  Johnboy 26/02/08
      106.   Another horror 03:39  |  Mark Lincoln 26/02/08
      107.   how many lebanese and palastinians kids did israeil kill up today 04:09  |  may 26/02/08
      108.   JEW hater in this forum are happy, let`s see what 05:04  |  Cristo 26/02/08
      109.   twisted signals 06:17  |  Paul 26/02/08
      110.   MEMO To JOHNBOY.Why don`t you set off a 10lb/kg explosive 07:02  |  PETER SM 26/02/08
      111.   #110 And here`s a thought for you, PETER SM 16:13  |  Johnboy 27/02/08
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