Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Five rockets were fired by Al Qassam into the city of Sderot, injuring at least two civilians on May 19, 2021. Al Qassam confirmed that they had attacked the city of Sderot that day.
The rockets reportedly caused damage to several buildings and cars, according to multiple sources. It was reported that either two or three of the rockets directly hit buildings.
The two civilians were reported injured when one of the rockets hit their house whilst they were in the basement with their family. Those injured were a 65 year old man who sustained minor injuries and a 72 year old man who sustained a head injury. According to two sources the 65 year old was treated at the scene, whilst the 72 year old was taken to Barzilai Hospital. One source also reported that a number of civilians experienced anxiety in relation to the attack.
MDA paramedic Alex Kosinov said: “The wounded man was with his family in the basement of the house that was hit by the RCC. We were told that the force of the hit and the blow fell.”
Whilst the majority of sources reported the weaponry used as rockets, three sources claimed that a rocket propelled grenade was used. Multiple sources reported that the attack caused the electricity to cut out.
No sources reported the time of the incident, although the MDA reported that the injured were treated within the window of 12.00am and 9.55pm.
Al Qassam posted on their Telegram channel at 15:47 and 17:25 that the “Al-Qassam Brigades bombed the usurped “Sderot” with a missile launch” and later posted that “The enemy admits that there were injuries, direct damage to a building, and power outages after the recent Qassam bombing of the usurped “Sderot”.
The incident occured between 1:47 pm and 5:25 pm local time.
Summary
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Media
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Site where a Palestinian rocket directly penetrated a building in Sderot on May 19 2021 (image via PalastineNow)
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Damage to a building hit by a Palestinian rocket in Sderot on May 19 2021 (image via Shihab)
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Car damaged by a Palestinian rocket that hit Sderot on May 19 2021 (image via Shihab)
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Car damaged by a Palestinian rocket that hit Sderot on May 19 2021 (image via Shihab)
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A man who appears to be from the Home Front Command shines a torch in front of a building hit by a Palestinian rocket in Sderot on May 19 2021 (image via Srugim)
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Car damaged by a Palestinian rocket that hit Sderot on May 19 2021 (image via Aqsa)
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the city of Sderot (שדרות), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.522778, 34.595278 Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Palestinian Militants Assessment:
Original strike reports
19 May 2021
17:25
Al-Qassam Brigades bombed the usurped "Sderot" with a missile launch
15:47
Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades
Al-Qassam Brigades bombard the usurped "Sderot" with a missile launch
17:34
The enemy admits that there were injuries, direct damage to a building, and power outages after the recent Qassam bombing of the usurped "Sderot"