A resident of Sderot whose house was hit by a barrage: "My children were at home, miraculously there were no injuries"

Barrage towards the Gaza Strip: A red alert was activated today (Tuesday) in Sderot and in the settlements of Iviv and Nir Am, during a barrage towards the Gaza Strip during which 22 rockets were launched. A foreign national from China was seriously injured, as a result of a rocket that landed at a construction site in Sderot. In addition, a missile hit a house in Otef, without casualties. The injured man's friend, who works with him, described his feelings: "We were outside and suddenly a mess started. I don't understand what happened, I'm looking for my friends."

Barrage to Sderot and the Gaza Strip, a foreign national was seriously injured by shrapnel at a construction site

Haim Shetrit, a resident of Netivot who was at the construction site that was hit, told "Maariv": "I was at the construction site a few minutes before, I started driving and I was in a nearby building. I was sitting in the truck, I suddenly heard a loud boom. There were booms that didn't stop one after the other. I was waiting for it to end , I was shaking all over. I didn't hear the alarm inside the truck."

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"I'm in shock, I have chills in my hair. I was in shock, I couldn't just think logically about what was going on. I got out safely by a miracle, there are fears that it will continue. You don't get used to missiles, it's impossible. The booms I heard. This is the first time a missile has fallen like that on my side," he added .

The house hit by a rocket in Sderot (photo: Private)

Levy Melech, whose house in Sderot was damaged as a result of the shooting, described what happened: "My wife called, she said that there was damage to the house. There were no casualties, there was only property damage. I immediately came home and everything is fine. The wife is anxious, thank God it hit the corner. The two children were at home , it's a miracle. Thank God no one was hurt, this is the city of Sderot. I don't know what's going on with the leaders, I'm not well versed in politics, but I believe it's being taken care of, I just hope no one gets hurt."

Rita, who lives in the house next door, added: "I was in the yard hanging laundry. I started running and fell in the yard, and I saw the fall. The alarm came only after the fall, I ran outside to help the neighbor, my children were with the neighbors, everyone here is playing with each other, I'm still anxious." .