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He added that the coop's owner, Dvora Yosef, 35, was collecting eggs when she received a phone call summoning her home to look after her daughter. Later she realized that, if not for the phone call, she would have still been working in the coop when the shell hit.

Coincidentally, border community residents demonstrated near Avivim on Sunday morning while members of Margaliyot met with Prime Minister's Office Director-General Yossi Kucik to discuss their concerns regarding the upcoming IDF withdrawal from Lebanon. Later they also spoke with Prime Minister Ehud Barak.

Northern Israel residents said the shelling of Margaliyot underscores their risks of attack after the pullout. But Barak said the shell that hit Margaliyot had nothing to do with whether the IDF remains in Lebanon. Remaining in Lebanon does not prevent the firing of Katyushas, he said, but the deterrent capability of the IDF will.