Kassam hits near Sderot preschool
JPost.com Staff , THE JERUSALEM POST Feb. 17, 2008
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A Kassam rocket exploded near a preschool in Sderot Sunday afternoon,
damaging a building and sending several people into shock.

A special ministerial committee was set to discuss the fortification of
homes in towns near the Gaza Strip on Sunday.

During the discussion, a plan to fortify homes within a range of four
kilometers from the Gaza Strip at a cost of 300 million shekels will be
presented to the committee.

Speaking at the weekly cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said that
in addition to Sunday's committee meeting, the government has "invested
hundreds of millions of NIS in public and educational institutions. We are
building 13 new schools, which will be completely reinforced."

Hundreds of Sderot and western Negev residents organized a protest on Sunday
in front of the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem.

The protesters called on the government to speed up the fortification of
buildings and to increase the military operations in the Gaza Strip.

"The Iron Dome system is an excellent idea. We demand that the government
looks into other technological means of stopping rockets and mortar shells.
The continued fortification of homes and social centers is also essential,"
said Eshkol Regional Council Chairman Alon Shoster.