by Avagador Avshalom
At 12:52 a.m. I was woken up from a sound sleep by the “Tseva Adom” alarm sounding. As normal we made our way to the bomb shelter. Once there we heard two loud explosions and the lights to the house went off. Power to about half of the city went out and staid out for many hours.
My wife made the customary phone calls to her mother and son; Mom has no lights as well and her son said that the Kassam hit their apartment building. With that we were out the door in the pitch black to their apartment.The road was blocked my police, ambulances, the bomb disposal unit and city officials. We parked the car down the street and walked under the red police barricade tape to gain access to her home.
Yahear was shaken to say the least. He was also woken up by the “Tseva Adom” alarm sounding and then the impact and explosion of the Kassam which left him in a daze and a bit disoriented. “It was the loudest explosion I have ever heard” he said in the dark.
The Kassam hit the fourth floor and went through the roof. It blew out the windows in much of the house and of those apartments below. Three vehicles were damaged by shrapnel and flying debris.
The three residents of the apartment that had been hit made it to their bomb shelter before the Kassam slammed into their home. “if it we not for the Mamad (bomb shelter in Hebrew) we wouldn’t be talking to you know, the Mamad saved our lives”
Since 2001 8,600 rockets have hit the city of Sderot.
We have been called the bomb shelter capital of the world as the government has spent over $150 million on building bomb shelters onto each apartment, some are four stories high.
With only 15 seconds warning of an incoming rocket, bus stops are bomb shelters, playground have bomb shelters made in the shape of animals, schools have been retro fitted and new school have been built to withstand the impact of Kassams; Tonight it paid off.
Throughout the early morning hours you could hear the IAF jets and helicopters in the air going to and coming back from targeted runs into Gaza as well as the rolling explosions, almost sounding like thunder as the IAF hit their targets.
This morning is a new day, patents may be a little thinner, more horns from cars will sound as people just want to get to where they have to go and get back home, Moms will worry a little bit more as they send their children off to school, if they send them at all and the reality of life in Sderot goes on being ignored by the main stream media… again the reality of life in Sderot.
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L.Kenneth Fellenbaum says
Sadden to learn of the deaths of the three Hebrew youths. The people of Israel live in a very difficult neighborhood. Remain strong and united…..you are in our prayers. Psalm 122
Joey Dippenaar says
i am one off many South Africans that share a passion for Israel! i pray for the Shalom of Israel!!!!! May Elohiem protect you all!! BAruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melceh Ha Olam…..