Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Children in the line of fire

Maria Haimov, 8 years old

Israeli Child Injured in Palestinian Rocket Attack -Shmulik Hadad

Yossi Haimov, 10, sustained serious injuries on Monday when a Kassam rocket fired by Palestinians in Gaza landed near a school in Sderot.

His sister, Maria, 8, said, "We heard the Red Alert system, quickly ran and hid, there was a small 'boom,' and then when we came out there was once again a strong explosion. We hid near the wall and then the shrapnel hit Yossi in the shoulder and his entire shoulder was filled with blood."
(Ynet News)

UPDATE:

Sderot's War Children -Anat Meidan
The most gut-wrenching moment of Monday's rocket attack on Sderot was 8-year-old Maria caressing the forehead of her older brother, Yossi, 10, while he was lying wounded on the floor...

A 10-year-old boy should not be a wounded hero, and it is completely unnecessary for an 8-year-old girl to see her brother bleeding. On Monday, a Kassam rocket wrested away the innocence and put an end to the childhood of Yossi and Maria, Sderot's war children.
(Ynet News)

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