By Tamar Runyan
The sidewalk in front of Be’er Sheva’s Soroka Medical Center, where many of Israel’s injured soldiers are being treated, was almost deserted Sunday. A sign on the fence outside, far right, was posted by the city’s Chabad-Lubavitch center. It reads: “Faith is our strength, our tradition, our force. We will unite, we will be strong, we will win.”
As Israel entered its third week of sustained fighting in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, several communities in the country’s south allowed schools to resume, albeit in bomb shelters. But while the change in posture came after the Home Front Command downgraded the risk from Palestinian-fired rockets, two long-range Grad-type rockets struck Be’er Sheva on Sunday as high school juniors and seniors resumed studying for their matriculation exams.
Schools Open Amid Rocket Fire as Israeli Offensive Heads Into Week Three
By Tamar Runyan
The sidewalk in front of Be’er Sheva’s Soroka Medical Center, where many of Israel’s injured soldiers are being treated, was almost deserted Sunday. A sign on the fence outside, far right, was posted by the city’s Chabad-Lubavitch center. It reads: “Faith is our strength, our tradition, our force. We will unite, we will be strong, we will win.”
As Israel entered its third week of sustained fighting in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, several communities in the country’s south allowed schools to resume, albeit in bomb shelters. But while the change in posture came after the Home Front Command downgraded the risk from Palestinian-fired rockets, two long-range Grad-type rockets struck Be’er Sheva on Sunday as high school juniors and seniors resumed studying for their matriculation exams.
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