Some Damage Pictures of Safed

The first two are building 10 of Tsahal street on the left, and building 9 on the right. I know the gal who lives in the first of three apartments that the building 10 katyusha hit. The damage on building 9 looks more like the "Grad" missiles, which are a lot bigger and carry a larger payload than the Katyusha.







Here's a closer shot of the building 10 entry hole.














Then in that "path" of destruction is the Ulpanit, a high school whose windows were blown out when a katyusha landed on the kindergarten right next to it. All of this is a direct line to the local hospital, a cachement hospital serving the whole Northern Galilee region.

A lot of pictures were taken of the damage that first day when rockets fell right in the middle of the commerce area of town. This sign over the "Beit Maimon" furniture store which was right next to a direct hit and lost windows, says "In spite of the rocket, we're continuing as regular".

A shop owner of one of my favorite household goods was hit at home directly by the third rocket of this same volley. Thankfully, she and her family, including a grandson in the home, were not harmed. However her house was left open to the four winds by the hit. She and her husband remained in town during the summer rain of katyushas for another two weeks before she was so sick from stress that they left for a week to family. Worried about their home, they returned, then left again, and are now finally getting the house repaired enough that it's not just open to the world.

This impact killed a man. There was a bizarre tropical storm hours before I passed by the spot, cleaning up the dust, dirt, and debri. Looks like nasty little gouge now. Deadly thangs.