Palestinians Fire New Barrage of Rockets
Palestinian militants fired five makeshift rockets into southern Israel as Prime Minister Ariel Sharon visited the area Tuesday, a salvo that came despite the launch of an Israeli offensive meant to halt such attacks. The rockets, which wounded one man, were fired a day after a rocket attack killed two Israelis, including a 3-year-old boy, in the border town of Sderot. A senior official said Sharon was in the town to visit the boy’s family. The prime minister wasn’t harmed, the official said.Full Story