A barrage of at least 15 rockets was fired into southern Israel from the Gaza Strip last night and this morning.
A barrage of at least 15 rockets was fired into southern Israel from the Gaza Strip last night and this morning.
There were reports of 30-40 people treated for shock.
Two Grad missiles landed in Ashkelon, one near a factory and one near a parking lot. Several cars were damaged.
Earlier, a Kassam rocket landed on a house in a kibbutz, Shaar Hanegev, and destroyed the ceiling.
Minister of Defense Ehud Barak halted a shipment of humanitarian aid that he had previously authorized, and ordered that crossings into Gaza remain closed.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on December 24, 2008
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