Queens helps Israeli Red Cross As Israel began its assault on the Gaza Strip two weeks ago in retaliation for heavy rocket fire from the area, a fleet of 400 ambulances was mobilized in Israel’s south. With four or five Palestinian-launched rockets and mortars reportedly crashing into cities and towns like Sderot, Ashdod and Ashkelon each day, 40 emergency vehicles - the norm for that region - was just not enough. |