The day after President Obama landed in Israel and visited an Iron Dome battery, rockets were launched into southern Israel from Gaza. One rocket exploded outside a home, causing damage.
Woman whose house was hit by rocket in Sderot says #Obama should come there to see how her family lives "inside a cage, a protected room."
— Derek Stoffel (@DerekStoffelCBC) March 21, 2013
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“Let Obama come and see how people live,” Sara Haziza, whose yard in Sderot was the site where one of the rockets exploded Thursday morning, said on Army Radio. “We build houses and villas but we live inside a cage, in a protected room.”
“Let Obama come and see how an eight-year-old girl has to run to a protected room that is completely open,” she added, “and how I can’t close the door of the protected room.”
Only yesterday Pres #Obama visited an Iron Dome Battery. This morning, the residents of Sderot got a reminder of why #Israel needs it.
— Israel Foreign Ministry (@IsraelMFA) March 21, 2013
At 7:15 this morning, Sderot woke up to the sound of the siren. A few seconds later, 2 rockets hit southern Israel. pic.twitter.com/GkZHROpgJf
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) March 21, 2013
As the #ObamainIsrael visit continues, #Gaza terrorists fired 4 rockets, one hitting a courtyard in Southern Israel. pic.twitter.com/L6ycGUPTvN
— Israel Foreign Ministry (@IsraelMFA) March 21, 2013
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This morning, Kassam rockets were fired from #Gaza at Sderot, One of them landed next to a house. http://t.co/R1RaJa00n7
— Israel Foreign Ministry (@IsraelMFA) March 21, 2013
Obama is meeting with Palestinian officials today. At a joint press conference with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Obama brought up the rocket attacks.
Obama condemns this morning's rocket fire from Gaza.
— Jodi Rudoren (@rudoren) March 21, 2013
Obama: Hamas is responsible to prevent rocket fire from Gaza
— Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) March 21, 2013
Obama: "We cannot give up on the search for peace, no matter how hard it is" #israel #palestinians
— RAGreeneCNN (@RAGreeneCNN) March 21, 2013
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