Rockets land near western Negev school

[oberliner]

Eleven Qassam rockets were fired at the western Negev Thursday morning. Three rockets landed in Sderot, causing several people to suffer shock and damaging a shed close to a residential house, as well as some vehicles.

Firefighters were called to the scene to extinguish a fire caused by the rockets.

Two rockets were fired at the Eshkol Regional Council and landed near a school.

Six other rockets landed in open fields in the western Negev. No injuries or damage were reported in the attack.

Hamas' Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades claimed responsibility for the rocket fire on Sderot.

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3503793,00.html

[parkia00]

1. And in the mean time....

IDF rocket hits a school in Gaza killing a teacher and wounding 3 students.


http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/A9239A00-5057-4F2E-875A-065987125470.htm

[Behind the Aegis]

2. As well as...

"...seven Palestinian fighters in an assault on the Hamas-controlled territory following a suicide bombing and rocket fire into Israel this week."

Isn't it illegal to use a school as a launching site for rockets?

[Vegasaurus]

3. "Hiding" (or shooting rockets)

amidst women and children seems to be the mainstay of the Hamas MO.

[parkia00]

4. Of course it is!

I never indicated it wasn't or that Hamas's action were justified in their "fight for liberation" against Israel. Hiding behind human shields is a cowardly and deplorable act. Firing rockets into populated areas in Israel just as much so. Equally deplorable are those that blast their way through civilian to get to the bad guys with little or no concern for their actions and how it effects others "over there" simply because they're just Palestinians. The point of my post was to balance things out. All too often posters either pro this side or the other side will post news events that vilify the other side and negating or completely ignoring the actions of the side they support.