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Live UpdateFrom the Liveblog of Wednesday, May 12, 2021
5-year-old Ido Avigal dies after rocket hit his Sderot home earlier today
The young boy who was critically wounded by a rocket strike in Sderot earlier has died.
Five-year-old Ido Avigal succumbed to his injuries after rocket shrapnel entered the family’s fortified room through the window, in circumstances that remain unclear.
Avigal’s mother and seven-year-old sister were both hurt as well. They are currently hospitalized.
אני מבקש לשלוח תנחומים מעומק ליבי, בשם כל אזרחי ישראל, למשפחת אביגל על הירצחו של עידו, בן ה-6, מפגיעת רקטה היום בשדרות. כולנו מתפללים לשלום אימו ואחותו שנפצעו הערב. זהו רצח שפל שבוצע על ידי ארגון הטרור חמאס. הם שילמו מחיר כבד והם ישלמו מחיר כבד. pic.twitter.com/tyuBUS1mLd
— Benjamin Netanyahu (@netanyahu) May 12, 2021
