1 Dead, Dozens Injured in Israel Rocket Attacks on Shabbos

A 55-year-old man living in Ramat Gan died on the Sabbath after being caught in a rocket attack that reached the Tel Aviv suburb of Ramat Gan, The Jewish Press reported.

The Magen David Adom (MDA) emergency medical response service said its teams had treated 46 physically injured Israelis from midnight Friday night until 4 pm Saturday. In addition, MDA treated 24 people suffering stress symptoms.

Ten people were treated at Tel Aviv’s Sheba Medical Center for smoke inhalation, minor injuries during their run for a bomb shelter and three Israelis who suffered severe anxiety and shock. A total of 33 people were injured while racing for cover, including one seriously; 192 people were treated by Magen David Adom (MDA) for panic attacks and shock due to rocket fire.

Ten Israeli civilians have been killed in rocket attacks fired from Gaza since the start of the conflict, including a six-year-old child in Sderot. An IDF soldier was also killed in action.

At least 564 Israelis have been wounded; six are still in serious and critical condition.

At least 30 Gaza civilians, including many children, have also been killed by rockets that were misfired by Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist organizations.

A number of Israeli homes and business structures were directly hit by rockets launched from Gaza during the 24 hours between Friday night and Saturday evening, including buildings in Sderot, Rishon Lezion, Ramat Gan, Givatayim, Yavneh and Ashkelon.

Nearly 300 rockets were fired at Israel from Gaza between 7 am Saturday and 9 pm Saturday night.

The Iron Dome anti-missile defense system intercepted dozens of rockets during the day; in some cases, shrapnel from the interception landed close to populated areas. In one case, shrapnel landed near the Safari in Ramat Gan. Another landed in Rishon Lezion, outside the IKEA housewares store.

Constant rocket fire was aimed at the coastal city of Ashkelon, the port city of Ashdod, the central Negev city of Be’er Sheva, Kiryat Malachi, Netivot, Gan Yavneh and numerous Bedouin villages located in the desert areas around Israeli cities in the Negev.

In Ramat Gan, Magen David Adom (MDA) paramedic Lior Marmelstein told journalists when his team arrived at the site, they saw “destruction and damage” to buildings on the street.

“We went from door to door with large numbers of MDA personnel and searched the apartments,” Marmelstein said. “In one of the apartments, we located a man in his 50’s unconscious. We performed medical examinations in order to provide him with medical treatment, but after performing CPR, we were forced to declare his death,” he said.

In the 12-hour span between 7 am Saturday morning and 9 pm Saturday evening, nearly 300 rockets were fired at the Jewish State; about 40 didn’t clear the border and exploded in Gaza.