Sderot mayor says state will pay for hotel stays, calls on residents to evacuate
The majority of Sderot's 30,000 inhabitants left the city after a week of barrages from the Strip that caused a great deal of damage to homes and a number of civilian casualties.
People queue as Israelis are evacuated from the southern town of Sderot, near Israel's border with Gaza, October 15, 2023(photo credit: REUTERS/AMIR COHEN)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, ARNOLD NATTIV/MAARIV ONLINEUpdated: