The Hamas War against Israel: A Diary - November-December 2007

20 Dec 2007

Eight people were lightly wounded. At 12:00 on Thursday a Kassam rocket fired from Gaza exploded outside an elementary school in Sderot. Eighteen people were treated for trauma, including 10 children.

13 Dec 2007

A Kassam rocket scored a direct hit on a home in Sderot, moderately wounding the mother of the family who was hurled against the wall by the blast. The house suffered extensive damage. About 20 Kassam rockets struck the western Negev the previous morning (12 Dec), several hours before the launching of the post-Annapolis bilateral talks.

19 Nov 2007

Shortly before midnight an IDF observation force identified a three-man terrorist squad attempting to scale the security fence between Palestinian and Israeli territory with the intention of infiltrating the community of Netiv Ha'asara. In the ensuing exchange of fire two of the terrorists were killed and the third wounded. The terrorists had rifles and hand grenades in their possession, as well as a ladder which they planned to use to cross the fence.

11 Nov 2007

A Kassam rocket fired by Palestinians in north Gaza hit a dairy barn in Kibbutz Zikim in the western Negev, killing six cows and injuring several others, and causing severe damage to the structure.