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Arab Terrorists Claim Five Lives in Israeli Holiday Attacks
It began on Wednesday evening, as Israel began settling down for the first day of the weeklong Sukkot holiday. A Kassam rocket fired from northern PA-controlled Gaza slammed into Haggai Street in S'derot at about 17:00, critically wounding two small children who were playing together in a yard. Dorit Aniso, 18-months, and Yuval Abebeh, 4, died of their massive injuries a short time following the attack. About 25 persons were transported to hospital, with 18 reportedly treated for hysteria and anxiety. One person was seriously injured, one moderately, and the remainder light. Dorit and Yuval will be laid to rest in the city's cemetery on Friday morning at 11:00. On Thursday morning at about 10:00, a terrorist opened fire murdering Shulamit Batito, 36, from Nisanit while she was jogging on the road between the northern Gaza communities of Nisanit and Alei Sinai. Staff-Sergeant Victor Ariel, 20, from Moshav Kadima, a combat medic in the Shimshon unit, was in the initial IDF responding force. Victor was killed and other soldiers were wounded, one seriously. Shulamit is being laid to rest tonight at 20:30 in the new cemetery in the Givat Tzion neighborhood of Ashkelon. In another attack at about 03:00 this morning, Nahal Brigade soldier Staff-Sergeant Gilad Fischer, 22, from Hoshaiya was killed when terrorists hurled a grenade at his position in the Beit Hanoun area of northern Gaza. Another soldier was seriously wounded and a third light. The terrorists were eliminated. Fighting is reported as heavy in northern Gaza as the Security Cabinet meets to evaluate the situation. There is talk of calling up reservists and order a larger scale anti-terror offensive in Gaza to silence the Kassam launchers. Police are moving to a level III alert, one level below a state-of-emergency, with tomorrow being October 1st, the fourth anniversary of the Israeli Arab riots that led to the deaths of a dozen Israeli Arab citizens and marked the beginning of the Oslo War. Several hundred S'derot residents are now taking part in a protest at the city's entrance demanding the government do whatever necessary to restore security to their city and bring an end to rocket attacks. Posted by: Mark Espinola 2004-10-01 |
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