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The towns of Ashdod and Ashkelon, just a stone’s throw from Gaza in southern Israel, were the targets of a hail of rockets on October 9 and 10. Two locals told the FRANCE 24 Observers team about the stress of each alert, and how they were able to get to safety.
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Hundreds of rockets have been fired from Gaza since Saturday, with many being intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome defence system. But several rockets slipped through the defences, causing damage and casualties in towns like Ashkelon and Ashdod in the south.
The consequences of a Hamas rocket attack on the Israeli Ashdod, where, according to media reports, at least three people were injured.
According to a statement by the Al-Qassam Brigade, rocket strikes were also carried out on Ashkelon, Tel Aviv and Sderot. pic.twitter.com/Euj4CSY7vd
— Zlatti71 (@djuric_zlatko) October 9, 2023
Une roquette tombe sur Ashdod, le 9 octobre 2023.
Residents of Ashkelon heard sirens, rocket fire and colliding missiles throughout the day on Monday and Tuesday as they rushed to shelters.
‘You always stay close to the shelter room and keep your eyes and ears open’
Moshe is a resident of Ashkelon.
We woke up at 3am from the sound of the alarm. It’s a big, huge sound that shocks you. We got inside the shelter – me, my wife and my ten-year-old daughter. Behind our house there were cars that got hit by the missiles, they burned on fire. And we heard the sounds of the rockets as they fell into the roads, the people, the houses that have no shelters. It’s a very bad sound.
We have to go as fast as we can. We have 30 seconds to go hide in the shelter to be safe. You can’t miss that second. If you are asleep and…
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