During Passover, residents in the area surrounding Gaza were forced to celebrate in Israel due to rocket launches from the Gaza Strip. The alarm system was activated after seven surface-to-air rockets were fired, with five hitting Israeli territory and two fired into the sea. Those affected expressed their frustration, with Uri stating that he woke up anxious from the noise, Sharon emphasizing the disruption the situation causes, and David calling for an end to the containment policy. Despite the ongoing rocket fire for over two decades, there is still no permanent solution. The residents called on their leaders to prioritize their safety.
After the rockets were launched tonight (Wednesday-Thursday) from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory and into the sea, as well as two additional rockets that were launched during the holiday meal, the alarms were activated in the area surrounding Gaza, and the residents were forced to celebrate Passover in Israel: “I am staying with the extended family and woke up in the middle of the night anxious from the booms” , Uri said in a conversation with “Maariv”.
Sharon, a resident of Shaar HaNegev, emphasized the complex reality in which the residents of the area live: “Our reality is to be in a dimension in less than 15 seconds. It disrupts people’s routine, the children no longer know any other way and memorize well the instructions of the Home Front Command. It’s even more frightening For two decades the country has been under rocket fire and we still haven’t found a permanent solution to the matter. I expect Bibi and Ben Gvir to stop playing games, wake up immediately from their interpersonal problems, and start caring for the residents of the south because this will not be a no man’s land until the end of our time.”
David, a resident of Sderot, added: “There is no deterrence – even on the eve of a holiday they don’t leave us. We need to stop the containment policy, we are not a no-man’s land, we are residents of the State of Israel. The children are traumatized, there was not even a response. I no longer know what to expect. We have to To put an end to this, a generation is growing up here that doesn’t know what it’s like to live without rockets flying over their heads.”
As mentioned, seven surface-to-air rockets were fired tonight and exploded in the air, when the alarm system was activated in the towns of Fetish, Ranan, Dorot and in the Gaza Strip. Five rockets were fired at Israeli territory, and two were fired at the sea in the Gaza Strip. No interceptors were activated according to policy.