- Title: Israel's Sderot hit by Hamas rocket, workers recover bodies of dead militants
- Date: 11th October 2023
- Summary: SDEROT, ISRAEL (OCTOBER 11, 2023) (REUTERS) DRONE FOOTAGE SHOWING SDEROT (MUTE) DRONE FOOTAGE SHOWING FIREFIGHTERS AT SCENE OF ROCKET ATTACK FROM GAZA (MUTE) FIREFIGHTERS WORKING AT SCENE OF ROCKET ATTACK FROM GAZA AMBULANCE AT SCENE FIREFIGHTERS AT SCENE BULLDOZER AT SCENE BODIES OF HAMAS MILITANTS ON GROUND VARIOUS OF EMERGENCY SERVICES MEMBERS COVERING BODIES COVERED BODIES ON GROUND BULLDOZER AT SCENE (SOUNDBITE) (Hebrew) RESIDENT OF SDEROT, ZION COHEN, SAYING: "At 10:30 in the morning, mother didn't want to evacuate to any of the brothers or sisters in the center (of Israel). So we prepared, we had this fear and debated on whether or not to leave due to fear to travel the roads. We decided to stay as we didn't hear 'Red Color' (eds note: incoming rocket alert) since last night. Twenty minutes ago there was 'Red Color' and we heard a huge explosion. As you can see, here is what we just recently built and palm trees, I wouldn't say they stopped all sharpnel. You can film up here and see it. It hit at the neighbor's yard, you can see it here now, the whole house was shaken." DAMAGED CAR ISRAELI ARMY VEHICLE DRIVING AT SCENE VARIOUS OF TANKS GATHERING AT SCENE
- Embargoed: 25th October 2023 11:21
- Keywords: Hamas Israel Palestinians Sderot
- Location: SDEROT, ISRAEL
- City: SDEROT, ISRAEL
- Country: Israel
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Middle East
- Reuters ID: LVA001894711102023RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:PLEASE NOTE: EDIT CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES
A rocket from Gaza landed in Israel's Sderot on Wednesday (October 11), causing damage to a property.
As Israeli services and security forces continue their operation in Sderot, located approximately 4 kms away from Gaza, bodies of Hamas militants were found among debris. Others were wrapped in white blankets.
Zion Cohen, a resident in Sderot, said the situation reamined tense in the neighbourhood where a rocket fired from Gaza had exploded on Wednesday.
Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel on Saturday (October 7), rampaging through towns killing hundreds of people and kidnapping others.
Israel's death toll reached 1,200 with more than 2,700 wounded, its military said, from Hamas gunmen's hours-long rampage after breaching the fence around Gaza on Saturday.
In retaliation, Israel had been pounding the blockaded enclave with air strikes that have killed 1,055 people and wounded 5,184, Palestinian officials say.
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