Israelis in rocket-hit town prefer peace than war

By Esat Firat

SHARON PLAIN, Israel (AA) - Israelis in the town of Sharon Plain, north of Tel Aviv, prefer a peaceful settlement than a military action against the Gaza Strip, amid tension between Israel and Palestinian resistance factions.

According to information compiled by Anadolu Agency correspondents, members of a Jewish family hit by a rocket emanating from Gaza on Monday said political games would not solve any problem.

Robert Wolf, the owner of a house hit by the rocket, said he opposed going to war, saying all what happened were part of games being played by politicians.

"My wife was on the ground when I got to the door,” Wolf recalled the incident. "At that time I thought everything is finished, I couldn’t find my son, eventually we understand no one is dead."

"The only thing locals want is to restore peace in the region; they do not want any Israeli soldier no matter who might be, Jew, Druze or Arab, being killed."

Sharon Hajjaj, another inhabitant of the town, recalled the moment of the rocket fire in the area.

"It was a big explosion, we scared,” Hajjaj said. "We had never experienced such a thing."

Israeli authorities said seven people were injured when a rocket struck the house in Sharon Plain early Monday.

Following the attack, the Israeli military launched a series of airstrikes against positions of Palestinian group Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip.

No Palestinian group has claimed responsibility for the rocket fire.