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BREAKING: The family wounded when their home was destroyed by a rocket from Gaza are British-Israelis.
Robert and Susan Wolf, originally from London, were with their children and grandchildren when the rocket struck. telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/03/2…
Robert and Susan Wolf, originally from London, were with their children and grandchildren when the rocket struck. telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/03/2…
Mr and Mrs Wolf, their son + daughter-in-law, daughter, and two grandchildren were at home when the rocket struck.
"If we hadn’t got to the bomb shelter in time I would be burying all my family," Mr Wolf said, standing outside the wreckage of the family home.
"If we hadn’t got to the bomb shelter in time I would be burying all my family," Mr Wolf said, standing outside the wreckage of the family home.
Mrs Wolf and her six-month-old granddaughter are still in hospital, according to Israeli authorities. Their injuries are not life-threatening.
The large family home is completely destroyed. The family’s two dogs were both killed in the blast, neighbours say. telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/03/2… 
UK ambassador to Israel condemns the rocket attack:
A child’s bedroom in the Wolf home completely destroyed by the rocket. If there had been anyone in there they would almost certainly have been killed.
Israeli aircraft have begun striking Hamas targets in #Gaza in retaliation for this morning’s rocket attack, IDF says.
The strikes are beginning minutes before Netanyahu is due to meet Trump at the White House.
The strikes are beginning minutes before Netanyahu is due to meet Trump at the White House.
Hamas and Islamic Jihad’s Joint Operations Room said earlier they would retaliate against any Israeli strikes.
“We will retaliate immediately and forcefully to every strike. The resistance can reach every Israeli target.”
“We will retaliate immediately and forcefully to every strike. The resistance can reach every Israeli target.”
