Israel – After a relatively quiet night on the Israeli side of the border, a rocket slammed into a residential neighborhood in Ashkelon on Tuesday morning, causing damage to several homes.
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An additional rocket was intercepted over greater Tel Aviv.
The homes of Chabad Shluchim, Rabbi Shmuel Gruzman and Rabbi Shneur Lieberman in Ashkelon suffered a direct hit and the family was home when the rocket struck.
The parents awoke when they heard the rocket alert siren to move their children to the protected room of the house.
The rocket struck the parents’ bedroom shortly after they left it.
“Thank God all the children have been trained to run immediately to the protected space, so even though it was early in the morning, thank God no one in the house was injured”.
“We see close up the miracles, it gives us strength to continue to encourage and strengthen other residents of the city”, said Rabbi Gruzman.
Magen David Adom paramedics said they treated forty people after the rocket attack in Ashkelon who were subsequently evacuated to Barzilai Medical Center in the city.
Hamas claimed responsibility for the attacks.
