Region | Palestinian Territories
Hamas fires rockets on Israel, blacking out half of town
Gaza militants fired more than 10 rockets into on southern Israel Tuesday, directly hitting a house and injuring one person, police said.
- Agencies
- Published: 23:41 February 5, 2008
Occupied Jerusalem: More than 10 rockets were firedinto southern Israel Tuesday by Gaza militants, directly hitting a house and injuring one person, police said.
Israeli television channels reported that power was out in half of the southern town of Sderot, with a population of 24,000 residents, after a main electric line was hit.
Earlier, rockets had hit factories, causing damage but no injuries.
Militants from the Islamic Hamas group that rules the Gaza Strip said that, in one hour, they had fired 12 rockets.
More from Palestinian Territories
More from Region
News Editor's choice
-
Ukraine leaders fight over Russian language
Violence erupts in Ukraine parliament over a bill to allow use of Russian language in courts, hospitals
-
CBSE: 100% success in many UAE schools
6,000 students from 53 schools meet grade expectations in examinations
-
'I can’t believe he is not going to come back'
Seventeen-year-old boy went missing in Dubai during a visit from Pakistan
