Yesterday, a rocket launched from Gaza made a direct hit on the modest home of an Ashkelon resident, a divorced father of two, a 5-year-old boy and a 3-year-old girl. The girl attends the WIZO Day Care Center in Barzilai Medical Center. The boy was home with his grandmother, and when the “red alert” siren sounded, the grandmother picked up the boy and rushed with him to the nearest shelter – saving his life.
The rocket destroyed the children’s bedroom and play area, destroying all their toys and clothes. The below photos show the shocking extent of destruction.
In response to the plea of the DCC director, our Israeli Friends of WIZO identified a devoted WIZO volunteer, who immediately made a generous donation, so that the father could purchase new clothing and toys for his children.
Here is what the DCC director wrote to us: “I told the father about the donation, he was stunned and deeply grateful. I myself had chills from this generous act.”
