Sderot Back in the News
With the resumption of some rocket fire from Gaza onto Sderot, the town is once again making headlines. Sderot recently inaugurated a fortified play space for local children–complete with bomb shelters alongside the jungle gym –so kids would be able to experience some semblance of normality. Here’s what the Washington Post had to say on the subject:
In Sderot, the uncertainty about when and where the next explosion might occur hangs over the town. Homes are renovated to include blast rooms. A warning system — a woman’s voice calling out “Color Red” — in place of a siren that many found disturbing — is meant to provide a few seconds for people to seek cover.
For Israelis, “the numbers injured psychologically are much higher” than those wounded by the blast or shrapnel, [Eli] Ovitz said. “I am sure the children of Gaza are traumatized as well.”
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