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HAPPY CHANUKAH! MERRY CHRISTMAS! ==========================   Rocket Attacks on Ashkelon Begin to Escalate Kislev 20, 5769, 17 December 08 04:15 by Hana Levi Julian    There are several strategic sites in Ashkelon   (IsraelNN.com) Gaza terrorists escalated their attacks on the western Negev Wednesday, launching a barrage of Kassam rockets at the coastal city of Ashkelon shortly before 11:00 a.m. A number of strategic installations are located in the area, including an electric power plant. The attacks continued throughout the day, with another barrage hitting the western Negev just before 4:00 p.m. At least two of the more advanced types of the homemade missiles struck the southern section of the city during the morning, sending several people into severe emotional shock. Three workers at a factory in the city's industrial zone were evacuated to Barzilai Hospital after they complained of ringing in their ears following the attack. A third Kassam rocket slammed into an area near Kibbutz Yad Mordechai, an agricultural community south of Ashkelon that is world famous for its honey, jams, oils and other condiments. No one was injured in the kibbutz and there were no reports of damage. Later in the day, four Kassam rockets struck several open fields in the western Negev as well, but there were no reports of injuries or damage. The attacks bring the number of missiles fired at Israel since the beginning of the day to 14 rockets and one mortar shell. The first barrage by Gaza terrorists began just as children were leaving their homes to go to school Wednesday morning. On Tuesday, the number of rockets that have struck the western Negev in the past eight years topped the 10,000 mark. Defense Minister Ehud Barak has ordered the Gaza Crossings to remain closed for a second day in response to the attacks. Barak decided to close the crossings on Tuesday in retaliation for the rocket fire, cancelling a delivery of foodstuffs and other humanitarian aid to the region as a result. www.IsraelNationalNews.com © Copyright IsraelNationalNews.com Subscribe to the free Daily Israel Report - sub.israelnn.com Print ========== Terror from the Skies in Sderot: 3 Wounded in Shopping Center Kislev 20, 5769, 17 December 08 06:10 by Gil Ronen   Sderot attack aftermath H. Ben-Sheetrit, Sderotmedia   Damage in parking lot. H. Ben-Sheetrit, Sderotmedia   (IsraelNN.com) Three people were injured when Gaza terror gangs fired a short range rocket that hit a shopping center parking lot in the city of Sderot Wednesday afternoon. One of the wounded was reported in light to moderate condition and another in light condition. They were evacuated to hospital. A third person also suffered unspecified injuries and will probably be taken to hospital. The rocket struck a parking lot near the Victory supermarket in the Peretz Center shopping mall. It damaged cars and stores and sent shoppers fleeing for their lives. At least 16 rockets have struck the Gaza Belt and Sderot Wednesday. According to Arab sources, the IAF hit and destroyed the launch pods from which the latest rocket barrage was fired. www.IsraelNationalNews.com © Copyright IsraelNationalNews.com Subscribe to the free Daily Israel Report - sub.israelnn.com