This was a site of a police station. Israel is using a new powerful penetrating bomb that the US Congress only authorized sending to Israel in November 2008.Can you imagine what it was like to be in the houses and shops opposite when it exploded?
Saturday, 3 January 2009
Extremely powerful bombs used in city centres
This was a site of a police station. Israel is using a new powerful penetrating bomb that the US Congress only authorized sending to Israel in November 2008.
So there was no provocation of the Palestinians? CHILD KILLINGS
Child Killings by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) in the Gaza Strip
June 2007 - June 2008
Source....http://www.pchrgaza.org/files
From the beginning of the Second Intifada, in September 2000, until 30 June 2008, the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) killed almost five thousand Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian territory (OPT1. The majority of victims were civilians, and 859 of them were children. Of these 2,051 civilians including 548 children lived in the Gaza Strip.
"Between 30 June 2006 – 30 June 2007, a total of 98 children were killed by IOF in the Gaza Strip. The child death toll dropped in the latter part of 2007; however, it rose dramatically once more during the first six months of 2008, largely as a result of a large-scale IOF military operation across the Gaza Strip at the end of 9 February 2008, as well as IOF killings of children in the border areas of the Central and Eastern Gaza Strip. PCHR notes with grave concern that IOF killed more children in the Gaza Strip during the first four months of 2008 than during the whole of 2007."
"One of the main reasons for the dramatic increase in the number of children killed by IOF during the first six months of 2008 was a large scale IOF military operation in the Gaza Strip, code-named ‘Operation Winter Heat,’ that was launched on 27 February, 2008."
"The circumstances of child deaths during Operation Winter Heat strongly and consistently indicate that children were deliberately targeted throughout the operation. For example, on Thursday 28 February, 2008, at approximately 15:20, IOF fired a missile at a group of Palestinian boys who were playing football in an open area.
"On 1 March, Samah Abu-Saif was preparing food for the family, when twelve year old Safaa went upstairs to the second floor of the house, where her uncle and his family were living. In order to do this, Safaa had to step outside of the living room, and climb an outside staircase that led up to the second floor apartment. Her parents did not know she had left the living room. Five minutes later the extended Abu-Saif family downstairs heard a single shot, followed by screaming. Safaa’s father, Ra’ed Abu-Saif, and his eldest son, Ali, ran upstairs to the second floor using the outside staircase. They found Safaa in a bedroom, with her aunt, Kefiya. Safaa had been shot, and had collapsed on the bedroom floor. ‘There was a hole in her chest’ said Ali Abu-Saif. "The bullet had entered her left side and exited through her back. She was bleeding heavily."'
"The Abu-Saif family believed any men who left their home would be shot dead by the IOF. So Samah Abu-Saif carried her daughter’s body out of the courtyard and into the street, accompanied by her elderly mother, who held up a white scarf. As the two women attempted to walk down the street towards the crossroads, an Israeli tank began shooting in front of them, despite the fact they were carrying a dead child, and holding up a white scarf as instructed. The two women were forced to run back to the house for cover.
"PCHR notes that the IOF deliberately prevented the access of ambulances into the Abed Rabbo district of Jabalia during the invasion, which is a violation of international law"
my comment...
The evidence suggests that some in the Israeli forces believed this is a legitimate way of punishing the Gaza inhabitants for voting for Hamas.
The evidence suggests that some in the Israeli forces believed this is a legitimate way of punishing the Gaza inhabitants for voting for Hamas.
Footnote - for first week of 2009;
441 Palestinians including over 70 children killed by Israel since last Saturday
[ 03/01/2009 - 04:29 PM ]
GAZA, (PIC)-- Israel continued for the eighth consecutive day its military attacks against civilian targets throughout the Gaza Strip resulting in the death of 441 Palestinians including more than 70 children.
Dr. Muawiya Hassanein, the director of ambulance and emergency in the health ministry, said that most of the victims were civilians including 36 women and 70 children, pointing out that the beds in Gaza hospitals are full of patients and injuries and can accommodate no more.
For his part, Dr. Bassem Naim, the health minister, warned that the outcome of the ongoing Israeli massacres committed against the Gaza people is apt to increase significantly especially since there are more than 400 seriously-injured citizens.
Dr. Naim noted that there is a severe shortage of medicines and medical equipment used to handle emergency situations, adding that 50 percent of ambulances are out of service due to the lack of spare part as a result of the Israeli siege.\
New Photos of Slaughter in Gaza
New Photos of Slaughter in Gaza.
These are of Palestinian police officers and trainees - and were censored out as too graphic for our newspapers.
Just what happened in the hours before Israel invaded Gaza? Here is the UN report...
P.O.Box 38712,
East Jerusalem,
Phone: (+972) 2-582 9962 /
582 5853,
Fax: (+972) 2-582 5841
• ochaopt@un.org •
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United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
GAZA HUMANITARIAN SITUATION REPORT 3 January 2009 as of 16:00 Israeli military operations and heavy bombardment of the Gaza Strip continued into their eighth day. Violence As of 3 January, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza, 432 people have been killed and 2,200 persons have been injured.
On 3 January, the IAF continued air and naval strikes in all parts of the Gaza Strip, particularly North Gaza, Gaza and the Middle area, with airstrikes focusing on moving vehicles, residences, open areas, and former Israeli settlements. In addition to the airstrikes, the IDF has commenced shelling areas in Gaza up to and exceeding one kilometer from the Israel-Gaza border.
At the moment of issuing this release, artillery shell fire has been reported from the eastern border to open areas in North Gaza, Gaza and the Middle Area. Increasing numbers of warning leaflets are being dropped, warning people to evacuate the targeted areas, exacerbating confusion and panic among the civilian population. The American School north of Gaza was directly hit and almost completely destroyed, with one school guard killed. In addition, at least three to five schools were damaged by Israeli shelling of nearby targets.
Palestinian militants fired 20 rockets and mortars into Israel injuring 3 Israelis.
the rest of the contents are edited to remove administrative content
Intensive care unit capacity in hospitals is still limited and the lack of specialist surgeons remains a problem.
Since 27 December, 103 patients entered Egypt through Rafah for external medical treatment. Of growing concern are the 700-1000 chronic medical patients who had been receiving regular treatment in Israel and East Jerusalem each month. The existing referral system through Erez for these patients has been disrupted. Without electricity from the Gaza Power Plant (GPP), hospitals are operating on backup electric generators. These generators cannot be relied on to provide constant power to hospitals, and it is critical that fuel is delivered to the power station in order for mains electricity to be restored.
Food
Distribution of food assistance to the most vulnerable is erratic due to the security situation.
Since 27 December, WFP (through implementing partners) has distributed only a fraction of the 1350 metric tonnes available and the food that is currently being distributed should have been distributed in the October- December cycle. UNRWA resumed its prior food distribution in seven distribution centres on 1 January which it had suspended on 18 December; distributions are continuing today.
Water and Sanitation
On 2 January, airstrikes in the Al Mughraga area damaged a main drinking water pipe, cutting off water supplies to 30,000 people in Nuseirat Camp. Beit Lahiya Sewage Lagoon: There is a particular emerging concern, that current military operations could damage the sand walls of the Beit Lahiya sewage lagoon causing a massive sewage overflow. In addition to agricultural areas, up to 15,000 people are directly at risk. Two years ago, five people were killed and 2,000 displaced when the lagoon overflowed.
Shelter
Several hundred people have sought shelter at locations provided by UNRWA. The Agency has 91 preidentified locations throughout the Gaza Strip, primarily schools, with a capacity for 40,000 persons, including non-refugee displaced if necessary.
Crossings
KEREM SHALOM: Closed today. A total of 75 truckloads including 42 for humanitarian aid agencies were allowed entry to Gaza through Kerem Shalom crossing yesterday, 2 January. These included 46 truckloads of food supplies (including 21 trucks for UNRWA), five medical supplies (MoH and WHO), 17 truckloads of animal feed, five power generators for ICRC, and two trucks of other items.
RAFAH: Three truckloads of medical supplies (Qatari, Kuwait and Egyptian donation) were allowed entry to Gaza through Rafah crossing today. Five medical cases were allowed out.
EREZ: Closed today. 226 foreign nationals (Russians, Ukrainians, Americans and Norwegians) were allowed out through Erez yesterday. International staff of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) have been prevented from entering Gaza for the past two months, adversely affecting program management and assessments.
Priority imports neded:
Power plant and electrical transformers: Industrial fuel is needed to power the Gaza Power Plant, which has been shut down since 30 December. Replacement of ten transformers which were completely damaged is also urgently needed to restore electricity supply to 250,000 people in central and northern Gaza. All water, sanitation and other utilities, which provide basic services to the population, as well as hospitals and the general population are affected by the outages; some areas have now experienced power outages for up to 48 hours. Hospitals are increasingly reverting to generators to support intensive care and operating room functions.
Wheat grain: Essential to provide flour for local bakeries and humanitarian food distribution to the population of Gaza. There are long lines at bakeries and bread rationing has been implemented by the Gaza authorities.
Intensive care unit capacity in hospitals is still limited and the lack of specialist surgeons remains a problem.
Since 27 December, 103 patients entered Egypt through Rafah for external medical treatment. Of growing concern are the 700-1000 chronic medical patients who had been receiving regular treatment in Israel and East Jerusalem each month. The existing referral system through Erez for these patients has been disrupted. Without electricity from the Gaza Power Plant (GPP), hospitals are operating on backup electric generators. These generators cannot be relied on to provide constant power to hospitals, and it is critical that fuel is delivered to the power station in order for mains electricity to be restored.
Food
Distribution of food assistance to the most vulnerable is erratic due to the security situation.
Since 27 December, WFP (through implementing partners) has distributed only a fraction of the 1350 metric tonnes available and the food that is currently being distributed should have been distributed in the October- December cycle. UNRWA resumed its prior food distribution in seven distribution centres on 1 January which it had suspended on 18 December; distributions are continuing today.
Water and Sanitation
On 2 January, airstrikes in the Al Mughraga area damaged a main drinking water pipe, cutting off water supplies to 30,000 people in Nuseirat Camp. Beit Lahiya Sewage Lagoon: There is a particular emerging concern, that current military operations could damage the sand walls of the Beit Lahiya sewage lagoon causing a massive sewage overflow. In addition to agricultural areas, up to 15,000 people are directly at risk. Two years ago, five people were killed and 2,000 displaced when the lagoon overflowed.
Shelter
Several hundred people have sought shelter at locations provided by UNRWA. The Agency has 91 preidentified locations throughout the Gaza Strip, primarily schools, with a capacity for 40,000 persons, including non-refugee displaced if necessary.
Crossings
KEREM SHALOM: Closed today. A total of 75 truckloads including 42 for humanitarian aid agencies were allowed entry to Gaza through Kerem Shalom crossing yesterday, 2 January. These included 46 truckloads of food supplies (including 21 trucks for UNRWA), five medical supplies (MoH and WHO), 17 truckloads of animal feed, five power generators for ICRC, and two trucks of other items.
RAFAH: Three truckloads of medical supplies (Qatari, Kuwait and Egyptian donation) were allowed entry to Gaza through Rafah crossing today. Five medical cases were allowed out.
EREZ: Closed today. 226 foreign nationals (Russians, Ukrainians, Americans and Norwegians) were allowed out through Erez yesterday. International staff of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) have been prevented from entering Gaza for the past two months, adversely affecting program management and assessments.
Priority imports neded:
Power plant and electrical transformers: Industrial fuel is needed to power the Gaza Power Plant, which has been shut down since 30 December. Replacement of ten transformers which were completely damaged is also urgently needed to restore electricity supply to 250,000 people in central and northern Gaza. All water, sanitation and other utilities, which provide basic services to the population, as well as hospitals and the general population are affected by the outages; some areas have now experienced power outages for up to 48 hours. Hospitals are increasingly reverting to generators to support intensive care and operating room functions.
Wheat grain: Essential to provide flour for local bakeries and humanitarian food distribution to the population of Gaza. There are long lines at bakeries and bread rationing has been implemented by the Gaza authorities.
GAZA - David and Goliath Struggle
UN Secretary General calls on Israel to End Invasion.
Spain and France condemn Invasion - George Bush says it is justified. Please do all you can to bring about an end to this offensive. One and a half million people live in Israeli created Ghetto - their crime - fighting against their oppression.
Friday, 7 November 2008
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