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1,402 rockets land in north over past fifteen days
Two rocket barrages fired by Hizbullah landed Thursday morning in open areas near the community of Ma'alot and near Shlomi. No injuries or damage were reported in the attacks. A short while later, rockets hit near Safed and caused a brush fire to break out. Two firefighter teams and two light airplanes are working to contain the fire and to prevent it from spreading to the nearby forest. No injuries were reported in the incident. Earlier the residents of the Carmiel region, the Western Galilee, Safed and Rosh Pina were ordered into shelters and protected area. Since the onset of the fighting in Israel's north, 1,402 rockets landed in the country's territory, 19 civilians were killed and 1,262 people have been wounded. Some 46 injured are still hospitalized in hospitals across the north, spokesperson for the police's Northern District reported. Many of the injured were treated for shock. The rocket attacks on Israel continued throughout Wednesday. Police reported that 98 rockets were fired at Israel. one person was seriously wounded by a direct rocket hit in the Krayot area, fiver people sustained moderate injuries, 25 were lightly injured and 24 suffered from shock. On Wednesday afternoon, 17 people who were staying at a bomb shelter in Kiryat Shmona were hurt by inhaling smoke caused by a rocket that landed nearby. Posted by: Oztralian 2006-07-28 |
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