First Israeli casualty: Rocket hits building in central Israel -1 killed; several injured, some trapped in rubble May 11, 2023Building in Rehovot hit by rocket fire from Gaza, May 11, 2023. (Gideon Markowicz/TPS)(Gideon Markowicz/TPS)First Israeli casualty: Rocket hits building in central Israel -1 killed; several injured, some trapped in rubble Tweet WhatsApp Email https://worldisraelnews.com/first-israeli-casualty-rocket-hits-building-in-central-israel-1-killed-several-injured/ Email Print Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists scored a direct hit on a building in Rehovot, claiming the life of one victim and wounding several others.By World Israel News StaffShortly after 6 p.m. on Thursday, one person died and at least five were injured after a building in Rehovot collapsed following a direct hit from rocket-launching terrorists in Gaza.The victim was trapped under the rubble and critically wounded – he died minutes later.United Hatzalah volunteers have provided initial treatment to five people who sustained light injuries, including a woman in her 60s who sustained a head injury. The organization’s Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit is treating many people for shock. “When we arrived on the street we saw a lot of destruction in the building. We immediately went inside and began to search the apartments. In the apartment on the third floor, an unconscious victim was found with a very severe multi-system injury and we had no choice but to determine his death,” said Magen David Adom medics Yedidia Hachmon and Tomer Peshko. They also found a 74-year-old man in another apartment whose leg was trapped under the rubble, TPS reported. He was rescued by the fire brigade and transported on a stretcher to the MDA ambulance, which sent him for further treatment at the hospital in moderate condition.Read Israel kills Islamic Jihad terrorist involved in October 7th massacrePolice forces and rescue services are searching for more people who may be trapped under the rubble.Rehovot is located approximately 20 km. south of Tel Aviv.https://worldisraelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/WhatsApp-Video-2023-05-11-at-10.05.43-AM.mp4(Video courtesy TPS) Magen David AdomOperation Shield and ArrowPalestinian Islamic JihadPalestinian terrorRehovotRockets from GazaUnited Hatzalah