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Yesterday three Grad rockets dropped on the city of Be’er Sheva in the Negev. Two of them dropped on crowded streets and a number of people were wounded, including two who were gravely wounded.
One of the two was a seven year old boy.
When the sirens went off, his Mom did what we are told to do in such an event. She pulled over to the side of the road, got out of the car and lay on the ground. In her case she lay on top of her son to protect him as best she could.
It wasn’t enough.
The rocket fell close by where they were laying, and a piece of shrapnel was blown past her into the side of her son’s head. He was rushed to the hospital where they performed emergency surgery. As of this afternoon his condition was still listed as critical.
I decided to drive to Be’er Sheva today to show solidarity with the people there and to report on the location of this tragedy. Israel has been incredibly lucky up until now with very few deaths and serious injuries from the rocket attacks on their civillians.
The luck ran out yesterday.