A fragment of the missile penetrated the 5-year-old Ido Avigal from Sderot.

May 12, 2021   

Operation Wall Guardian: The child Ido Avigal, 5, from Sderot, was killed this evening (Wednesday) by a rocket launched from Gaza that directly hit a residential building - and shrapnel from the rocket penetrated the window of the building where he was staying. Dreaming of money falling from the sky? Don't miss: The vault opens tomorrow What do you say about white chocolate with cookie crumbs? And what about a tasty snack? Shani, the boy's mother, was seriously injured and is sedated and on a ventilator. His sister Tahal, 7, was slightly injured. Noam Abergil, 6, Ido's cousin, was also seriously injured in the shooting at the apartment in Sderot. Adi, Noam's mother and Shani's sister, was slightly injured. Mayor Alon Davidi met the father when he was informed of his son's death, comforted him and conveyed the residents' condolences to him. The boy's mother is hospitalized in serious condition in the hospital, and his 7-year-old sister was injured and is undergoing a series of tests. "We feel the pain of the dear family that joined the Sderot community 4 years ago and lost their young son tonight. We demand that the country's leadership continue the operation and deal a fatal blow to Jihad and Hamas and their leaders, in order to restore peace to the residents of Sderot, the Gaza Envelope, and the south," Davidi said. Avihai Amosi, commander of the Sderot ZAKA, said: "We heard a red alarm and then many explosions. We were called by the ZAKA call center to a residential building that had suffered a direct hit. When we arrived at the scene, we saw fire burning from a window on the fifth floor. Unfortunately, a mother and son who were in a nearby building suffered serious injuries as a result of shrapnel that penetrated the building. The child suffered multiple systemic injuries and was taken to Barzilai Hospital in critical condition, where doctors were forced to declare him dead." ZAKA Sderot volunteers worked at the scene of the incident and in the hospital, collecting the findings and paying their respects to the deceased. At around 7:20 PM, heavy volleys of rockets were launched towards the southern settlements. After the launches, a direct hit was detected on a house in Ashkelon - the structure suffered extensive damage, but no casualties. A direct hit was also detected in a house in Sderot - where seven people were injured, including a child who was later pronounced dead at the hospital. MDA paramedics Aviv Shnaor and Yossi Halabi said: "When we arrived at the scene, we saw damage to the fifth floor of a 6-story building. You could see from the hole that a fire had started in the apartment. A scan of the entire building found no casualties. "In a nearby building, in an apartment on the fourth floor, we noticed shrapnel penetrating the window of the house. When we went up to the apartment, we saw an unconscious child with shrapnel injuries. We gave him life-saving medical treatment and performed CPR on him. After emergency treatment on the spot, we quickly evacuated him to Barzilai Hospital, while continuing CPR. "A 35-year-old woman and a 5-year-old child were brought to our mobile intensive care unit. The woman who was hit by shrapnel in her upper body was conscious. We gave her life-saving medical treatment that included anesthesia and ventilation, and she was evacuated to the hospital in serious condition. The 5-year-old child suffered a shrapnel injury to the head, and after initial treatment, we evacuated him in moderate and stable condition." Yaakov Israel Bar Yochai, deputy head of the United Hatzalah branch in Sderot: "We arrived at the scene together with a United Hatzalah intensive care unit team and encountered a child who was critically injured and a woman who was seriously injured. Unfortunately, the child was pronounced dead due to the nature of the severe injuries he suffered. We also provided assistance to a number of other victims who suffered from bruises and stab wounds.".