Victims arrive at Kaplan Medical Center

On Saturday, October 29, over 20 rockets and mortars were fired from Gaza into Israel.  One man was was killed.

To watch a multi-barrel rocket launch from Gaza, click here.

Fifty-six year old Moshe Ami was on his way to buy groceries when shrapnel hit his car and wounded his abdomen. At first he was classified as a mildly injured victim and taken to Barzilai Medical Center in the city.

However his condition deteriorated quickly and surgeons were called in to try and save his life. Nearly an hour and a half later Moshe died on the operating table.

Dr. Bezalel Shaham, an orthopedist from the Kaplan Medical Center said: “Thus far we have received eight injuries as a result of the rocket fire. They include one person in moderate condition who was hit by shrapnel in his vehicle, a girl from Kiryat Malakhi who was hurt while running for cover and five people who suffered anxiety. Most of the victims will be discharged tonight.”

Meanwhile, the Education Ministry said that some 200,000 students in communities up to 40 km from the Gaza Strip will not attend school on Sunday. The communities include, among others, Beersheba, Ashdod, Ofakim, Kiryat Gat, Gan Yavne and Netivot.

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Lieberman: If Gaza rocket fire does not stop, there will be consequences

“Israel is not seeking a confrontation with the Palestinians and does not want to escalate the current situation, but it will not tolerate barrage after barrage without retaliating,” Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said during a press conference with the president of Republika Srpska on Saturday.

“I hope that already tonight neighboring countries and the international community will intervene to put a stop to the rocket fire,” he said. “If the rocket fire does not stop, there will be immediate consequences in the coming days.”

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