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in a series of attacks that can only be described as a massacre, israeli military forces have KILLED AT LEAST ONE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED and FIFTY FIVE PALESTINIANS AND INJURED MORE THAN 5,500 OTHERS!!!
at least 450 of those hurt are considered to be critical, and at least 1,745 of those injured are children!
according to data released on january 17th and 19th, at least 904 of those killed have been confirmed as civilians, while an additional 168 killed have been confirmed as police and civil officers.
investigations by medics and hospital officials report that the 1,300+ killed include at least 410 children, 108 women, 113 elderly persons and 5 foreign citizens.
An injured Palestinian is helped from the rubble following an Israeli missile strike in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008. (AP)
-----------------------at least 450 of those hurt are considered to be critical, and at least 1,745 of those injured are children!
according to data released on january 17th and 19th, at least 904 of those killed have been confirmed as civilians, while an additional 168 killed have been confirmed as police and civil officers.
investigations by medics and hospital officials report that the 1,300+ killed include at least 410 children, 108 women, 113 elderly persons and 5 foreign citizens.
An injured Palestinian is helped from the rubble following an Israeli missile strike in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008. (AP)SATURDAY, December 27th, 2008:
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the attacks, known in israel as "operation cast lead," began without warning around 11:30am on saturday and were carried out in two separate bombing runs targeting firstly hamas-affiliated buildings, and secondly, palestinian projectile launching infrastructure. the first wave of air strikes occurred as gaza's school children left their classroom, resulting in an unknown number of child casualties. according to al mezen center, "The number of casualties was because the timing of the strike, which coincided with the change in school shifts when tens of thousands of schoolchildren were on their way to or from school."
Smoke rises over Gaza City, following an Israeli air strike at the Palestinian police headquarters in Gaza City, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008. (AP)doctors at al-shifa hospital, gaza's largest hospital, have reported that the majority of those killed are civilians and government workers including a large number of law enforcement. all of gaza's population centers were hit in the air strikes including numerous refugee camps and other densely populated areas in gaza city, rafah and khan younis. the BBC is reporting that this is the largest mass casualty in gaza since the 1967 war. egypt has opened up its border with gaza to allow injured palestinians to seek medical treatment in epypt.
Palestinian medics carry the body of a security force officer from Hamas after an Israeli missile strike outside the former headquarters of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Gaza City, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008. (AP)the killings came in form of multiple air strikes carried out in successive waves. the first wave of air strikes used around 80 US-made and supplied F-16 war planes which struck approximately 50 targets in one bombing run. this attack saw israeli air forces drop approximately 100 bombs, with israeli forces reporting that 95% of the bombs hit their targets. this means that by their own [inaccurate] count, at least 5 bombs did not hit their target and instead detonated in other areas. these first strike targets included the majority of buildings associated with the de facto hamas government in gaza.
A Palestinian man reacts over the body of a member of the security forces of Hamas at the site of an Israeli missile strike at the security headquarters in Gaza City, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008. (AP)nearly all of the buildings belonging to the popularly elected hamas [de facto] government were targeted and destroyed in the 11:20am bombings. this includes most of gaza's police stations and police training centers including one police station that was bombed while a graduation was under way. this attack appears to have killed numerous police graduates. during the bombardment of the hamas government buildings, israeli forces killed the commander of the gaza police, Tawfiq Jabir, the police chief of gaza, Imad Al-Amsi, governor of gaza's central districts, Ahmad Abu Aashur, and the commander of security and protection services for the gaza police, Ismail Al-Ja'bari. at least 50 palestinians were killed when the police headquarters in gaza city was bombed.
A Palestinian man reacts over the bodies of members of the security forces of Hamas at the site of an Israeli missile strike at the security headquarters in Gaza City, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008. (AP)the vast majority of the palestinian casualties occurred in the first series of air strikes targeting hamas' infrastructure in gaza, while the second series of air strikes, carried out around 2pm, were designed to limit retaliatory projectile strikes and killed relatively few. there were also additional air strikes in northern gaza around 5:30pm and 8pm. these air strikes injured a number of palestinian civilians and fighters. during saturday's initial strikes, seven united nations agency for palestine refugee workers were killed. the seven palestinians killed were students at the gaza vocational training center in gaza city.
A Palestinian boy walks past a destroyed al-Shifa mosque following an Israel air strike in Gaza Strip, December 28, 2008. (Reuters)later saturday night, israeli air forces bombed the al-burno mosque, the ash-shifa hospital center and a TV station in gaza city, killing at least two palestinians in the mosque and injuring seven. these air strikes were followed by additional air strikes in beit hanoun, gaza city, jabalia , khan younis and rafah.
Palestinian prisoners flee over the rubble of the central security headquarters and prison, known as the Saraya, after it was hit in an Israeli missile strike in in Gaza City, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008. (AP)late saturday night and sunday, israeli forces continued to target buildings associated with the hamas government as well as numerous civilian sites.
PCHR REPORT: On the Bloodiest Day in the History of Occupation, Hundreds of Palestinian Civilian Deaths and Casualties in an Israeli Aerial Offensive against the Gaza Strip
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SUNDAY, December 28th:
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between late saturday night and mid day sunday, israel bombed the as-saraya building in gaza city, killing one child and injuring others. the airforce also bombed the municipal council building in beith hanoun, the temporary headquarters of the rafah governate, the police station in the shujai'yya neighborhood of gaza city, the national security service compound in gaza city, a prison in gaza city (killing 3 prisoners), two police headquarters in kfar darum and al-matahin, the sa'd sayil base in southern gaza, the former base of the palestinian authority's preventitive securty service, a police center in shuja'iyya, the gaza intelligence building and the olympics committee building.
Palestinians carry the body of a victim of an Israeli air strike in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, 27 December 2008. (MaanImages)
Palestinian prisoners flee over the rubble of the central security headquarters and prison, known as the Saraya, after it was hit in an Israeli missile strike in Gaza City, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008. (AP)israeli forces also targeted palestinian fighters on the ground. late saturday night, israeli fighter jets targeted a group of palestinian fighters from the democratic front for the liberation of palestine's national resistance brigades. the fighters were positioned east of gaza city attempting to launch projectiles at israeli targets. israeli air forces shelled the area but the fighters managed to escape. in an attempt to kill a palestinian fighter, israeli forces bombed a jeep in gaza city's al-zaitoun neighborhood. the 10:30pm air strike killed a palestinian child. israeli planes killed three palestinian fighters with the al-qassam brigades. the three men were targeted at the al-mansura, east of gaza city.
A Palestinian girl wounded in an Israeli missile strike is carried into the emergency area at Shifa hospital in Gaza City, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008. (AP)similar, yet smaller air strikes continued throughout the night into sunday morning. some reports indicate that the israeli air forces targeted "metal workshops" capable of producing materials for homemade rockets. also on sunday, israeli tanks, infantry soldiers, and armoured corps begun to position themselves surrounding the gaza strip as if readying to invade.
Palestinian medics recover the body of a dead woman from the rubble of a destroyed Hamas police compound following an Israeli air strike in Gaza December 27, 2008. (Reuters)sunday night, israeli forces bombed rafah in southern gaza, targeting the network of tunnels used by palestinians to smuggle goods restricted due to the blockade. the bombing killed two palestinians and injured at least 22 others. the bombing destroyed 40 tunnels and ignited fuel lines established throughout the tunnels to deliver fuel to gaza. because of the burning fuel, large fires were seen. the air strike also damaged the border wall between egypt and gaza.
following the bombing, palestinians were seen rushing to the egyptian border but were repelled and sent back by egyptian police and military forces. several palestinians were injured while attempting to climb the border wall while several others were injured when they were attacked by egyptian security forces. israeli air forces also bombed the office of hamas leader and de factor prime minister Ismail Haniyeh.
The scene of an Israeli missile strike in Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, 28 December 2008. (MaanImages)also on sunday israeli forces bombed a civilian home in the az-zeitoun neighborhood of gaza city killing two palestinians. the bombed appeared to target a palestinian police post but missed its mark. later in the day, around 3:30pm, two apartment buildings in the tel al-hawa neighborhood of gaza city were struck by missiles. israeli fighter jets also bombed a palestinian car in the an-nuseirat refugee camp on sunday night. eye witness reports indicate that at least 15 missiles were fired at gaza's port, destroying fishing boats and other equipment.
The father of Palestinian Dena Balosha, 4, left, one of five members of the same family including three children and two teenagers who were killed in an Israeli missile strike, carries her body during their funeral in the Jebaliya refugee camp, in the northern Gaza Strip, Monday, Dec. 29, 2008. (AP)late sunday night, israeli forces killed seven palestinians in an air strike on a jabalia mosque in northern gaza. an additional five palestinians, all members of the Ba'lousha family, were killed in a second air strike in the jabalia area. the dead have been named as Ayah, Eiman, Ikram, Tahir and Samar Ba'lousha. after midnight, israeli fighter jets launched at least five missiles at the girls' dormitory of the islamic sity in tal al-hawa in southern gaza city.
A Palestinian mourner carries the body of 4-year-old Dena Balosha, one of five members of the same family including three children and two teenagers who were killed in an Israeli missile strike, during their funeral in the Jebaliya refugee camp, in the northern Gaza Strip, Monday, Dec. 29, 2008. (AP)two additional palestinians were killed in a third air strike in jabalia, while a fourth air strike damaged a fishing terminal. a second jabalia mosque was also bombed on sunday night. the abu bakr as-siddiq mosque was completely destroyed in the air strike. three palestinian children from the al-Absi family were killed in air strikes on the tal al-hawa neighborhood of gaza city, and and two children from the Kishku family were killed in an air strike on the az-zeitoun neighborhood of gaza city.
in total, israel carried out approximately 100 air strikes on sunday killing approximately43 palestinians.
A Palestinian man looks at a destroyed building of the Islamic University following an Israeli air strike in Gaza December 29, 2008.(Reuters)PCHR REPORT: 251 Palestinians, Mostly Civilians, Including 20 Children and 9 Women, Killed and 584 Others, Including 130 Children and 28 Women, Wounded
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MONDAY, December 29th:
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monday saw no break in the series of air strikes that have killed hundreds. early in the day, israeli forces bombed the islamic university, gaza's largest university. the hamas-affiliated university was hit at least six times in separate missile strikes. the air force also bombed a government building in gaza city. also on monday, a "guest palace" used by hamas was bombed as were the neighbors of hamas leader and de facto prime minister Ismail Haniyeh. Haniyeh was not hurt in the air strike as he and other hamas leaders have taken refuge in other areas fearing assassination.
A Palestinian carries a television as he walks in the ruins of a destroyed office of senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh after an Israeli air strike in Gaza December 31, 2008. (Reuters)also on monday, israeli naval forces began shelling gaza from the sea. at 2:30am local time on sunday, activists with the international solidarity movement reported witnessing naval forces moving towards the gaza coast and beginning shelling land areas near the coast. because of the free gaza movement's siege breaking voyages, international activists from australia, england, canada, italy, poland, spain and lebanon are present in gaza and are delivering eye witness reports and video.
Palestinian mourners carry the bodies of five members of the Balosha family, including three children and two teenagers, who were killed in an Israeli missile strike, during their funeral in the Jebaliya refugee camp, in the northern Gaza Strip, Monday, Dec. 29, 2008. (AP)air strikes continued on monday throughout areas of gaza. the headquarters of the palestinian president in gaza city, known as the muntada, was bombed monday morning around 9:30am. seven palestinians were killed, and 20 injured, when israeli forces bombed the home of Maher Zaquot, a leader of the al-qassam brigades of hamas. witnesses say that the home in beit lahiya had been evacuated before being bombed and that those killed were civilians walking near towards a local market near the home the bombing of Zaquot's home destroyed the house and also destroyed a neighboring house. at 12:00pm a home in the al-rimal neighborhood of gaza city was bombed. the target of this air strike appears to be the ministry of culture building adjacent to the air strike. later, israeli war planes bombed a training site sed by hamas's military wing near al-bureji refugee camp in central gaza. at 12:30 israeli forces assassinated a fighter with fatah's military wing east of gaza city in an air strike.
A Palestinian man surveys damage at the office of Hamas' Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh after it was hit in an Israeli missile strike in Gaza City, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008. (AP)at 1:00pm the security headquarters in southern gaza, adjacent to al-quds open university, was bombed. at 1:40pm israeli air strikes killed two palestinians in the tal az-za'atar and izbat abid rabbo neighborhoods in northern gaza. later, at 2:25pm, israeli forces killed five palestinians in two air strikes near khalil ar-rahman mosque in absan al-kabira village, east of khan younis. the dead include Ziad Abu Teir, 8 years old, and four fighters with islamic jihad's al-quds brigades. at 2:30om, israeli forces bombed a car in the al-khizindar gas station in northern gaza, injuring several people. at 4:00pm on monday, israeli forces killed two palestinians in an air strike on al-qarara village east of khan yonis. of the two people killed, one was a united nations worker with UNRWA and the other was a police office.
the gazan government has begun to asses the damage from the three days of air strikes. according to a statement released by the interior minister's spokesmen, Ihab Al-Ghusein, the vast majority of palestinians killed were not rocket-launching resistance fighters but rather government workers and police officers. he stressed that many civilian sites such as homes, mosques, schools and university campuses were bombed and aid is desperatly needed. the spokesmen for the gazan police, Islam Shawan, also issued a statement where he reported that at least 95% of the gazan security services buildings have been destroyed in air strikes. he also said that after three days of air strikes, israeli forces have killed 138 police officers. he reported slain police officers in rafah (9 killed), khan younis (29 killed), central gaza city (70 killed) and northern gaza (30 killed).
throughout monday night, air strikes continued in the gaza strip with israeli military forces bombing 56 targets between night fall monday and day break tuesday. included in these bombing runs were al-qassam training sites, fighters' homes, government buildings, ambulance services and medical crews. a home adjacent to caliph's mosque in northern gaza was demolished. the al-shamal government building was demolished and a civilian car on al-jala street was bombed. additionally, a government buildings in tel al-hawa, and a second building in southern gaza was demolished after it was hit with two missiles. lastly, on monday night, israeli forces bombed the omar bin al-khattab mosque in central gaza city as well as the bader area, west of the city. the destruction of the al-khattab mosque is the SIXTH mosque to be destroyed in the four days of air strikes.
monday night, just before midnight, a track was bombed near jabaliya killing several palestinians. israel claims that the truck was transporting rockets, but an investigation by human rights organizations shows something different.
PCHR REPORT: 9 Palestinian Children Killed Raising the Number of Children Killed Since the Beginning of the Current IOF Offensive against the Gaza Strip to 31
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TUESDAY, December 30th:
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air strikes continued into tuesday killing nearly 30 palestinians and injuring another 100. on tuesday, israel once again bombed the rafah area in southern gaza, presumably to target palestinian smuggling tunnels. at least 12 large missiles were fired at the area. in response to israel's bombardment of rafah, egypt closed its border preventing palestinians from exiting gaza via rafah. following the closure, the president of egypt announced that the crossing would remain closed until it was controlled by the fatah-affiliated palestinian authority or european monitors.
throughout the day israel bombed several government buildings in gaza city including the office of the minister of foreign affairs, minister of finance and the minister of labor. the prime minister's office was also bombed for the second time on tuesday.
Palestinian nurses treat Ihab Alhrzyn who was wounded in a recent Israeli airstrike, at al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008. (AP)at 11:45am on tuesday, israeli fighter jets launched a missile in beit hanoun; the missile directly struck a group of three sisters, killing two of them. the two sisters, one 4 and one 11 years old, were killed as they disposed of garbage into a nearby dumpster. because of the decimation in medical services, the injured had to be taken to the hospital in a donkey cart. the israeli air force also bombed a PFLP-affiliated farm in beit hanoun and a police station in al-qarara east of kahn younis. one person was killed in the al-qarara bombing.
A Palestinian woman surveys her destroyed house after an Israeli air strike in Jabalya in the northern Gaza Strip, January 2, 2009. (Reuters) at 1:00pm, israeli forces bombed a al-qassam site in beit lahiya, and a second al-qassam site in beit hanoun, both in northern gaza. an hour later, israeli forces bombed khan younis. at 5:00pm a lathe workshop was bombed in the zaitoun neighborhood of gaza city. also bombed was a dairy in the sabra neighborhood. both the workshop and the dairy were completely destroyed. later in the day, israel bombed a home in jabaliya refugee camp, killing seven palestinians. the target was a hamas fighter who was not home at the time of the strike. a second air strike in jabaliya camp targeting the home of Abdel-Kerim Jaber, a hamas member and islamic university official. Jaber was not home at the time of the strike.
tuesday night, israeli forces continued to bomb the rafah area targeting the gazan tunnel network. one such air strike ignited a large fire as a missile exploded and damaged a fuel line. air strikes were also reported in gaza city. a palestinian medic was killed, and two other were wounded in an air strike in gaza city. the missile was fired adjacent to their ambulace and the three men were struck. also bombed on tuesday was a palestinian government building donated by the european union.
in total, israeli air forces claim to have struck at least 30 targets on tuesday, killing at least 40 people and demolishing at least 5 government ministerial buildings.
PCHR REPORT: On the 4th Day of IOF Offensive on the Gaza Strip:
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WEDNESDAY, December 31st:
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A Palestinian woman sits on the rubble of her destroyed house after an Israeli air strike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, December 30, 2008. (Reuters)wednesday, israel continued to pound rafah with air to surface missiles and bombed dropped from war planes. for a third time on wednesday, the rafah tunnel area was targeted by the israeli air force, this time, with a one-ton seismic bomb. the bomb dropped on rafah reportedly created 30 meter craters. also struck on wednesday was the abu hanifah an-nu'man mosque, in the tel al-hawa neighborhood of gaza city. the mosque is said to be a storage site for weapons. israeli intelligence officials have reported seeing palestinians carrying weapons around the mosque and thus decided to destroy the mosque and any weapons potentially inside. also bombed in the morning hours was the building for the ministry of the interior and a security building in gaza city. israeli naval and air forces also attacked the gazan naval police headquarters on the coast near khan younis. other early morning strikes were reported on unnamed targets in khan younis and jabaliya.
Palestinian boys hold books they picked up from the rubble of a destroyed mosque after an Israeli air strike in Gaza City, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008. (AP)in the afternoon, air strikes paused for a time and israeli naval forces and ground artillery shelled areas of northern, eastern and central gaza. in these attacks, the gaza port was bombed for a second time. gaza's eastern border, near jabaliya was shelled by tank fire, hitting residential areas of tel az-za'atar. this shelling killed a palestinian doctor and injured several members of his medical crew. the doctor and medics were in the area treating casualties sustained in an earlier shelling of the jabal ar-rayyes area. others areas, including beit lahiya and beit hanoun were struck with artillery shells from the ground and air-to-ground missiles from f-16 fighter jets.
later wednesday, air strikes resumed. one such strike, targeted bani suhayla square in khan younis, killing two palestinians and injuring several others. later wednesday night, israeli forces fired at least one missile at a civilian home in an-nussaryat refugee camp in central gaza. night time air strikes were also reported in the zaitoun neighborhood of gaza city, and rafah. a night time air strike in gaza city struck several money changers, while a strike in rafah destroyed a civilian home.
in total on wednesday, at least 30 palestinians were killed in at least 40 air strikes. several more, like Ismail Hamdan, succumbed to injures sustained in air strikes in the prior days. Ismail Hamdan, 10-years-old, died on wednesday. he and his two sisters were hot by an israeli missile on tuesday.
A Palestinian reacts as he and others carry the body of one of the children of Hamas leader Nizar Rayan, who was killed Thursday in an Israeli airstrike with 4 of his wives and 10 of his children in the town of Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, Friday, Jan. 2, 2009. (AP)late wednesday night, Mahmoud Abu Najal died from injuries he sustained during the initial bombing of gaza.
PCHR REPORT: Israeli Military Raids on Gaza Civilian Population Continues, and Humanitarian Crisis Exacerbates in the Midst of Shameful Silence of the International Community
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THURSDAY, January 1st, 2009:
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israeli air strikes continued into thursday, marking the 6th day of attacks. in the morning hours, israeli air forces bombed a home in the ash-shaboura area of rafah, in southern gaza. this air strike killed five palestinians. other targets in rafah were bombed as well including the home of Anas Shabana, the ash-shaboura park, a medical clinic and some areas of tunnels. later, a residential area in jabaliya was shelled. in this attack, one woman was killed when israeli bombs destroyed a mosque. the slain woman was named as Fatima Bal'ousha, 35. her daugthter was also injured in the bombing. other targets attacked in thursday's air strikes include the headquarters of the palestinian legislative council (5:00am), the ministry of education and the ministry of justice (6:00am), a metal workshop near the sheikh radwan neighborhood of gaza city, the school of applied sciences community college in northern gaza, a police car, a printing center in gaza city, and a grouping of armed men near the khaled bin walid school in an-nusseirat refugee camp. also, six palestinians were killed when israeli forces bombed rocket launching sites west of gaza city.
early thursday morning, israeli troops briefly penetrate into gazan territory, east of gaza city, and shot and killed a fighter with hamas' al-qassam brigades. the incursion into gaza is said to not be a part of a larger invasion.
A wounded Palestinian man is carried to al-Shifa hospital after an Israeli air strike in Gaza, January 1, 2009. (Reuters) around 4am, israeli war planes bombed homes in the gaza city area. at 11:30, israeli planes bomed the home of Abu Mousa Ad-Diry in the as-sabra neighborhood of gaza city. the bombing injured 20 palestinians. at 12:05pm israeli jets bombed two homes in an-nusseirat refugee camp, injuring tens of people.
thursday afternoon, the jabaliya refugee camp home of hamas leader Nizar Rayan was bombed with a one-ton explosive, killed 18 people including Rayan, 49 years old, and 13 of his family members. included in the family members killed are Nizar's wife, their 6-year-old son Abed, and three other Rayan children. the four-storey building they were living in was struck with three missiles and demolished. Nizar Rayan is said to be a senior hamas leader who worked as a liaison between the political and military wings of the movement. he was also a professor at the islamic university in gaza.
A Palestinian firefighter shouts at the scene of an Israeli air strike on the home of senior Hamas leader Nizar Rayyan in Gaza, January 1, 2009. (Reuters)at 7pm thursday night, israeli forces bombed the home of Nabil Amarin, a hamas commander. it is unclear if Amarin was present at the home at the time of the bombing. a fighter with the al-quds brigades was also killed on thursday. Jamil Dardasawi, was killed in an air strike on central gaza.
in total thursday, isreli forces killed at least 21 palestinians in gaza including 11 children and 9 women.
PCHR REPORT: Weekly Report: On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (December 24-31)
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FRIDAY, January 2nd:
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friday marked one week of israeli air strikes and shelling attacks on the gaza strip. friday saw the killing of nine additional palestinians, including five children. at least 60 palestinians were injured in friday's attacks.
A Palestinian firefighter climbs away from flames rising from the rubble of senior Hamas militant Nizar Rayan's house after an Israeli airstrike hit a nearby mosque in Jebaliya refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, Friday, Jan. 2, 2009.air strikes began at 5:45am when israeli forces targeted a palestinan farm in gaza city killing thousands of birds. at 6:00am israel shelled the caliphates's mosque in jabalia refugge camp injuring four. at 6:30am israeli forces shelled a civilian home in the tel al-hawa neighborhood of gaza city. at 6:45am two civilian homes in rafah were attacked, injuring six people. at 7:00am israeli forces attacked the homes of two hamas members living in al-bureji refugee camp. the air strikes demolished the two homes and damaged several other buildings in the area. one of the homes belonged to Jamal Ad-Durrah, who is the father of Muhammad Ad-Durrah commemorated in a famous photograph/video where he cowers behind his father in the face of israeli gun fire.
A Palestinian security force officer carries a wounded girl into the emergency room at Shifa hospital in Gaza City, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008. (AP)at 9:00am israel fired two missiles at gaza which struck unknown locations. at 10:00am israeli forces shelled the home of Nabil Matuq in jabalia reugee camp killing one man, Foad al-Matuq, Nabil's brorher, and injuring four others. the air strike demolished the home at 10:30am israeli forces bombed a home in jabaliya.
12:00pm areas of deir al-balah are shelled in central gaza. 1:00pm an israeli predator drone killed Hammad Mesbeh, 15 during israeli shelling in gaza city. 1:15pm Fadi Shebat, 20, was killed in israeli shelling in beit hanoun. 2:00pm israel shelled the home of an al-qassam brigade leader in central gaza. 2:15pm israeli air strike in al-qarara village in southern gaza kills three people. at 2:30pm israel bombed the home of Imad A'qel in the an-nusseirat refufee camp. A'qel is a high level military commander in the al-qassam brigades. he was not home at the time of the strike. israeli forces also bombed the home of Atef Adwan, a hamas member in charge of the ministry of prisoners' affairs. 2:45pm israeli shelling in al-qarara killed one child member of the Al-Astal family as they played outside.
two palestinians were killed and 20 others wounded in an israeli air strike targeting the juhr ad-dik area east of al-bureji refugee camp in central gaza. Tahani A'yesh, 22 was killed and five of her family members were injured. one palestinians was killed in an air strike targeting a car on a bridge in the gaza's valley in the south. three additional person were injured in the strike.
friday night, israeli forces bombed the home of Mohammed Madhoun, a hamas member reportedly responsible for orchestrating rocket fire. his home was said to be a factory for rockets and other explosives as well as a storage site fort homemade rockets, mortars and other weaponry.
in total the israeli air force attacked at least 35 targets in gaza on friday.
also on friday, israel upped its psychological warfare campaign by dropping mass amounts of fliers on gaza urging civilians to inform as to resistance activities. thousands of fliers were dropped friday morning. the fliers said:
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Dear people of the Gaza Strip, Bear the responsibility for your fate! The projectile launchers and the terrorist elements pose a threat on you and your families. If you wish to provide help and assistance to your people in the sector, call the number below to provide us with the needed information. The future of the massacre is in your hands Don’t hesitate! We will be glad to receive any information you have and it is not necessary to give us your personal information. We will keep it as a secret. Call us at the following number: 02-5839749 Or e-mail us at: helpgaza2008@gmail.com To provide us with any information on the terrorist factions. Note: To protect your safety we ask you to be secretive when you call us. Head of the Israeli defense forces
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this flyer tactic has been used before by israeli forces during their war with hezbollah in 2006 as well as in the west bank in 2003.
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SATURDAY, January 3rd:
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late night friday into early saturday, israeli forces fired a missile at a civilian home in gaza city killing an infant girl. the child, Sujud Dardasawi, was killed instantly. also, israeli bombing of gaza's sea coast destroyed several boats used by gazan fishermen.
early saturday morning, israeli air forces assassinated a leading member of hamas' al-qassam brigades. Abu Zakaria al-Jamal, a commander in the brigades, was the 3rd hamas leader to be assassinated during the ongoing gaza offensive, "operation cast lead."
according to israeli army radio, al-qassam brigade fighters repelled israeli ground forces on saturday as the army attempted to enter gaza via the shajaiyeh neighborhood of gaza city. the brigades report firing six mortars at the invading soldiers and receiving fire from the soldiers before they retreated back into israeli territory.
saturday, bombing of the rafah tunnel area resumed, killing four palestinians in the process. also the artillery shelling continued throughout saturday, focusing on gaza city which was hit from multiple directions. israeli tanks fired approximately 20 artillery shells in gaza city while helicopter gunships fired missiles at jabaliya. in conjunction with the ground and aerial shelling, naval boats also shelled gazan's west coast.
air strikes began around 5am, when israeli forces fired a missiles at the home of a hamas member in the tal az-za'trar neighborhood of jabaliya. at 5:30am, the home of Mousa Arafat was bombed in the same neighborhood. at 6:00am israeli forces bombed a hamas military site in northern gaza and a second site near al-faroq mosque in gaza city's al-zaytoun neighborhood.
at 7:00am, israeli forces completely destroyed the american-style school in beit lahiya, in northern gaza. in tis bombing, the school's security guard, Salim Abu Qalil, was killed. the school, known as the american international school in gaza (AISG) was founded by americans in 2001 and is considered to be an "elite" private school focusing on english as a second language and "instilling progressive, enlightened values in its students using an American curriculum." the school has more than 200 students. all three school buildings were destroyed, indicating that israeli air forces fired multiple strikes on the school in order to destroy it.
at 12:15pm and unnamed palestinian was killed in strikes on khan younis. at 12:30, an israeli reconnaissance plane bombed a car in the al-mahatta area of khan younis, killing two hamas fighters. the men have been named as Shadi Shurbaji and Mahmoud Arif.
at 6:00pm, israeli air forces bombed a mosque in beit lahiya, killing at least fourteen palestinians and injuring at least 20. the mosque was bombed during evening prayers.
around midday saturday, two gazans dies from injuries sustained in the previous days bombings. they have been named as Bilal Suhiel Ghayben, 19 and Auda Hamada Abu Al-Fatya, 34.
saturday night around 8:00pm, israel pushed forward with "operation cast lead" by launching a ground invasion of the gaza strip.
A Palestinian medic carries the body of a baby allegedly killed by an Israeli tank shell, in Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Monday, Jan. 5, 2009. (AP)
prior to invading, israeli artillery shelled gaza for hours in an attempt to destroy some of the palestinian-made anti-invasion defenses. reports indicate that at least 40 palestinians were killed in the initial invasion including a mother and her four children. at least 18 palestinians were killed by israeli tank fire. this included 14 in beith lahiya and four in beit hanoun. at 12:15pm an additional five palestinians were killed when israeli artillery shells exploded in the center of gaza city's main shopping area.
tanks, air forces, naval forces, heavy artillery, intelligence forces, engineering forces and infantry soldiers moved into gaza, cutting the strip into two sections, north and south, and surrounding gaza city in a ring. as the soldiers advanced into gaza, israeli tank fire, artillery fire and air strikes were employed to protect the invading soldiers. international news agencies have reported that approximatly 150 tanks were stationed at the former israeli settlement on netzarim. ground clashes have been reported in the areas of beit hanoun, beit lahiya, jabaliya, nitzarim former settlement, gaza city and rafah.
so far in the ground assault, one israeli soldier has been killed and at least 31 injured. the slain soldier, Dvir Emmanueloff, 22, was killed in clashes inside of jabaliya refugee camp. at least one other soldier was wounded in these clashes. reports of dead and/or wounded soldiers can be found throughout media accounts, but until they are confirmed, they remain simply speculation.
late saturday night, israeli air forces attacked the al-amal orphanage in the ar-rimal neighborhood of gaza city, killing one person in an air strike. israeli fighter jets bombed the building containing ar-resalah newspaper in gaza city. the three-story building was destroyed in the air strike and at least five palestinians were injured. also, israeli artillery shelled a publishing house in gaza city, completely destroying the building.
in total on saturday, israeli forces kiled 30 palestinians and injured approximately 30.
PCHR REPORT: IOF Offensive on the Gaza Strip Continues for the 8th Consecutive Day;
PCHR REPORT: Report: The Aggravation of Humanitarian Crisis in the Gaza strip as IOF Offensive Continues
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SUNDAY, January 4th:
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sunday 4:45pm, five palestinians, all members of the Baker family, were killed when their home was bombed by israeli war planes in the at-toufah neighborhood of gaza city. at least two of those killed in the strike were children, one and two years old. the third was their mother.
A Palestinian man looks at a covered body as the bodies of three children killed by an Israeli tank shell are seen on the floor of the morgue at Shifa hospital in Gaza January 5, 2009. (Reuters)
three palestinian medics were killed, while a fourth was injured, in an predator drone air strike targeting the tal al-hawa neighborhgood of gaza city. the dead have been named as Yaser Shbeir, Raf'at al-A'kluk and Bassem Na'im. ten civilians, including four children were killed in a 4:00pm air strikes targeting beit lahiya. 30 additional palestinians were wounded in the strikes. israeli panes bombed the palestinian ministry of waqf and religious affairs in gaza city at 11:45am. the strike injured several people. a 5:00pm air strike on a gaza mosque killed five palestinian civilians.
while palestinian mourners were assembled grieving for a paramedic who had been killed on saturday, the beit hanoun house they were in was bombed by israeli war planes. at least forty people were wounded in the attack. later, a second air strike targeted the abu reida area of khuza'a, east of khan younis.
some of sunday's air strikes targeted resistance leaders from hamas as well as other factions. in one sunday air strike, israeli forces wounded Husam Hamdan, a qassam brigade leader responsible for establishing projectile launching infrastructure in khan younis. the strike also wounded Mohammed Hilo and Mohammed Shalfuh, both members of the qassam special forces, responsible for construction and launching homemade rockets in khan yonis. also targeted, were fighters from the national resistance brigades of the democratic front for the liberation of palestine. an israeli reconnaissance plane launched one missile at the home of Muhammad Abed Barbakh, a DFLP leader. the home was located in the an-nahdah neighborhood of rafah. Barbakh was killed in the strike along with his father Abed, his two brothers Mahdi and Yousef as well as his nephew Musa Yousef.
around midnight sunday, israeli artillery shelled five homes all belonging to palestinian resistance fighters. the homes of four hamas leaders and one popular front for the liberation of palestine leader were targeted. the PFLP target was Jamil Mizhir, living in an-nusseirat refugee camp.
also bombed late night sunday was al-umma university of police science in the an-nuseir neighborhood of gaza city as well as a civilian car west of ash-shifa tower in ash-shati refugee camp. the bombing of the car injured two people.
some arab televison news stations have reported that al-qassam fighters captured two israeli soldiers on sunday. hamas has also released a statement claiming to have captured two soldiers, though in a later interview with a qassam brigade spokesmen, this claim was not repeated. the israeli army spokesmen has stated that they have no knowledge of such events and accuse hamas of using the report to influence the israeli public.
PCHR REPORT: On the 9th Day of the Offensive on the Gaza Strip, Israel Practices State Terrorism
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MONDAY, January 5th:
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israeli ground forces continued to operate in gaza on monday, further encircling gaza city and splitting the gaza strip into two sections, one northern and one southern. the north-south sectioning was accomplished by israeli forces occupying the main north-south road connecting gaza city to khan younis. additional tanks, armoured bulldozers and other ground forces have entered gaza, backed by f-16 fighter jets and apache attack helicopters.
before dawn on monday, israeli forces carried out a series of air strikes hitting among other sites: a mosque, an underground bunker near gaza city, tunnels in the rafah area, four homes belonging to hamas members, one rocket launcher and an anti-aircraft missile launching site.
over night, israeli forces carried out at least 40 air strikes in gaza according to the BBC.
during monday's offensive, israeli shelling killed fourteen people; all of which were members of two families. they were killed when their homes were fired on by israeli forces. seven of those killed were of the Abu Eisha family. they were killed when their home in the al-mashtal area of ash-shati refugee camp west of gaza city was attacked with artillery shells. the other seven were members of the Samuni family from the zaytoun neighborhood of gaza city. among the Samuni family, four children and three adults were killed when their home was shelled. an additional thirteen people in the area were injured.
one man from beit lahiya was killed in ground fighting focused in the city's al-atatra neighborhood and two more were killed in jabaliya refugee camp. in the zaytoun area of gaza city, israeli forces killed a 5-year-old girl and her grandfather, both from the Al-Hilou family. the girl's mother was also critically injured but is currently alive.
at least six israeli soldiers were injured in ground clashes with palestinian fighters in the zaytoun neighborhood of gaza city around dawn. israeli media sources have confirmed that the israeli government is actively preventing national and international media from interviewing injured soldiers.
Palestinian medics carry a wounded girl who according to Palestinian medical sources was hurt in an Israeli strike, into Shifa hospital in Gaza City, Monday, Jan. 5, 2009. (AP)
palestinian hospitals have also been targeted in the ground offensive. three hospitals were under fire on monday. the al-wafa hospital in eastern gaza was warned via telephone that it would be shelled. the hospital officials decided to ignore the call and not evacuate. though the hospital was not attacked, the gaza strip's largest hospital, ash-shifa hospital was targeted. monday israeli war planes bombed a medical building 400 meters adjacent to ash-shifa hospital. the building attacked was the ash-shifa towers were the health committees organization is based. israeli air forces also bombed the parking lot belonging to al-awda hospital in jabaliya. a human rights worker with the international solidarity movement provided an eye witness account of the last bombing, reporting: “Two consecutive shells just landed in the busy car park 15 meters from the entrance to the emergency room of the Al Awda hospital. The entrance of the emergency room was damaged. At the time of the shelling Ambulances were bringing in the wounded that keep pouring in. Medical teams and facilities are being targeted."
according to the international solidarity movement and ma'an news agency, the day prior, sunday, at least four palestinian medics were killed in two air strikes. also the aid agency OxFam has reported that some of its workers and affiliates have been killed. OxFam also reports that ambulances belonging to the organization have been targeted and attacked.
four israeli soldiers were killed on monday in two separate incidents. initial reports indicate that the soldiers were killed when artillery shells fired from israeli tanks destroyed a structure they were inside of. three of the soldiers killed were from the elite golani brigades. the shelling that killed them also wounded 20 other soldiers. the soldiers have been named as Cpl. Yousef Muadi, 19, Maj. Dagan Vertman, 32, and Staff Sergent Nitai Stern, 21. their battalion commander, a lieutenant colonel was seriously wounded in the shelling. at least 10 additional soldiers were injured in fighting.
monday night, israel resumed shelling and bombing of sites in gaza. areas of tal al-hawa, west of gaza city were bombed as was a home in burj as-sa'adeh and tunnels in the rafah area. in the late hours of monday night, israeli tanks fired artillery shells into a market inside of al-bureij refugee camp, killing four people and wounding 16 others.
in total on monday, israeli forces killed between 50 and100 palestinians. "The General Staff [of ash-shifa hospital] estimated 100 Palestinians were killed Monday in five battles at various locations around the Strip. However, it appears that a large number of the dead were civilians."
PCHR REPORT: On the 10th Consecutive Day of the Offensive on the Gaza Strip, Israel Continues its Widespread Ground and Aerial Attacks
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TUESDAY, January 6th, 2009:
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monday night, into tuesday three united nations schools were bombed, one in rafah, one in gaza city and one in khan younis. an official body count from the attack is unclear. according to John Ging, the director of operations of UNRWA (united nations refugee works agency) in gaza, 47 people were killed and 55 wounded. the israeli army has admitted to firing mortars at the school. also, the army reported that two tank artillery shells exploded outside of one of the schools, spraying shrapnel into the building. families had taken shelter in the schools after their homes were demolished in either shelling or air strikes. at least three people were killed in the attack on the ash-shourka school in rafah, while an unknown number of civilians were wounded or killed in the attack in khan younis.
the united nations has responded by reporting that the UNRWA: "had given Israeli authorities the GPS coordinates of all its installations in Gaza, including the United Nations Relief and Works Agency school, which was struck by an Israeli missile..."
also bombed was the UNRWA asma elementary school in ash-shanti refugee camp. the school is being used to shelter 400 palestinians civilians who fled their homes in beit lahiya. three men were killed at the school as they left the bathroom and the building was directly hit with at least one artillery shell. the three men, all from the same family, have been names as Hussein Mahmoud Abed Al Malek Ak Sultan, 24, Abed Samir Ali Al Sultan, 19, and Rawhi Jamal Ramadan Al Sultan, 25.
a predator drone fired a missile into gaza city, killing a 15-year-old boy, as he walked his bicycle in the city street. air strikes in al-bureji refugee camp killed five people, including a father and his three sons. the family has been names as the Abu Jebara family. several homes were bombed in the al-bureji area, among them the home of the Kahlount family. in this air strike, three members of the Kalout family were killed and six homes were demolished including the Afanah house on an-nafaq street. a 4-year-old boy was killed by israeli gun fire in a residential neighborhood in abasan al-kabira, east of kahn younis. the boy has been names as Marwan Qdeih. several civilian homes adjacent to the sheikh zayid towers in northern gaza were shelled, injuring several people. three palestinian were killed in shelling of the az-zaitoun neighborhood of gaza city.
the shelling also destroyed the Hasanein family home, the Ad-Dayah family home and a car parking lot. family members from the two families report that at least 30 people were killed in the strike and are underneath the rubble of the homes. some of the dead have been named as Fayez ad-Dayeh, 59, Hanan ad-Dayeh, Sabrin ad-Dayeh, 24, Iyad ad-Dayeh, 34, Raghda ad-Dayeh, 30 and Kawkab ad-Sayeh, 4-years-old. when red cross medics were eventuality able to reach the rubble on wednesday (january 7th), they discovered more bodies from the ad-Daya family, bringing the death toll for the family to 20.
in total, more than 26 civilian sites, including schools and homes were targeted in israeli shelling and air strikes on tuesday. this includes civilian homes shelled by tank fire in gaza city, schools hit with mortars and artillery in rafah, beit lahiya and gaza city as well as civilian homes shelled in the sheikh radwan neighborhood of gaza city ands al-bureji refugee camp.
israeli tanks moved closer to entering khan younis and deir-al balah in southern and centeral gaza. israeli naval forces heavily shelled deir al-balah refugee camp on gaza's cost, killing at least 11 and injuring at least 20 people. several homes were shelled in eastern gaza city. the al-yarmouk market inside al-bureij refugee camp was shelled for a second time, killing four people.
two israeli soldiers were killed tuesday morning when they wrere shot by palestinian fighters during an invasion operation in gaza city.
A Palestinian man reacts as he holds a blood stained sheet at the entrance to Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009. (AP)
three palestinians died on tuesday from previously sustained received in israeli air strikes and naval shelling. the three have been named as Sulaiman Baraka, 12 (injured 12/31/08), Eyhab al-Harrazin, 20 (injured 01/03/09), and an unamed member of the Samuni family (injured 01/05/09).
israeli air strikes targeted a building in the jabaliya refugee camp in an attempt to kill Ayman Sayam, a senior member in the qassam brigades' rocket division. it is unclear at this time if Sayam was home at the time of the atatck and if he was killed or injured. a building affiliated with the al-quds brigades was bombed in central gaza. the al-quds brigades reports losing two fighters in israeli shelling. one fighter with the nasser salah addin brigades was killed in clashes with israeli forces near deir al-balah.
late night tuesday, around midnight, clashes were reported between palestinian resistance fighters and israeli soldiers on the suburbs of gaza city. according to israeli military sources and media account, "near constant explosions" are occurring. israeli tanks have surrounded gaza city from four directions and the air force continues to fire missiles and drop bombs on the are from the air.
israel forces seized a palestinian journalist working for al-alam newspaper. the man, Khader Shaheen, was seized under the charge that he was "disseminating secrets." most foreign reports have been banned from entering gaza.
according to israeli news sources "dozens" of palestinians have been seized in the invasion so far. the reports indicate that the palestinians were taken across the israeli border for interrogation. some reports have stated that as many as 100 palestinians have been seized including armed fighters and civilians. ha'aretz reports that at least 80 palestinians were seized on monday alone. according to israeli military spokesmen's january 6th statement, at least 120 palestinians have been seized and taken out of gaza.
in total, at least 82 palestinians were killed on tuesday.
PCHR REPORT: On the 11th Consecutive Day of the Offensive on the Gaza Strip, IOF Expand Ground Operations;
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WEDNESDAY, January 7th, 2009:
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following the israeli strikes on the al-fakhoura school in jabaliya that killed 47 civilians, the united nations refugee works agency has issued a series of statements. responding to israeli claims that air strikes targeting three UN schools were a response to mortar fire launched from within the school, the UN's top official in gaza responded stating that there were "absolutely no armed men inside the UN school." John Ging, the UNRWA gaza director of operations also stated to al-jazeera and the australian age newspaper: “I can tell you categorically that there was no militant activity in that school at the time of that tragedy...We have established beyond any doubt that the school was not being used by any militants...They were innocent people."
at least 46 palestinian civilians died in the attack, marking the single deadliest attack since the gaza bombing began 12 days prior. two days prior, on monday and tuesday (january 5th & 6th), israeli forces bombed a UN health center, and two other UN schools. these attacks killed at least three palestinians. following the deaths of the 50 civilians at the schools, tens of thousands of palestinians braved the streets to march in a funeral procession. the mourners carried the bodies of the dead from kamal udwan hospital to the al-fakhora school where they were killed.
the UNRWA has also issued a separate series of statements reporting that their 10,000 employees in gaza are being "severely restricted due to Israeli bombing and tank shelling." this is according to UNRWA spokesmen Sami Mshasha. the international committee of the red cross also reported similar restrictions with their staff. these agencies report that two UN-managed health care centers were damaged in attacks and had to close while two other were forced to close because of their proximity to israeli attacks. five additional heath centers run by UNRWA were forced to close because of their proximity to israeli attacks.
also on wednesday, palestinian cameraman Basil Faraj, employed by an algerian TV network, died after being injured in air strikes in the days prior.
on wednesday, following mediation led by the french government, israeli agreed to a 3 hour ceasefire to be held from 1pm to 4pm daily for the delivery of humanitarian supplies. hamas claimed that the move was a ploy to cover up collective punishment and crimes committed by the army in gaza, and the popular resistance committees accused israel of using the three hour time period to ambush fighters.
during this three hour ceasefire, israeli forces killed three young palestinian sisters in an air strike targeting jabaliya refugee camp. the three sisters, 2-year-old Amal, 4-year-old Su'ad and 6-year-old Samar were killed when their home was destroyed in an air strike during the 1pm-4pm "3-hour-ceasefire."
wednesday, israeli military officials confirmed that seven israeli soldiers have been killed since the ground fighting in gaza begun. an additional 80 soldiers have been injured according to military officials. 59 of these soldiers are currently hospitalised with one in critical condition and seven in "serious" condition.
nine israeli soldiers were injured in ground clashes with palestinian fighters on wednesday according to the israeli military.
A Palestinian woman stands on the rubble of a destroyed building after an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009. (AP)
late night on wednesday, israeli forces bombed the home of the Abu Muhadi family in an-nusseirat refugee camp in central gaza. the Muhadi house, and four other homes were struck with missiles, all near the town of rafah. the air strikes killed on unnamed elderly man.
wednesday, medical teams from the international committee of the red cross worked in the zaytoun neighborhood of gaza city and reported back gruesome findings. the teams reportedly found four children standing next to their dead mothers, an elderly man too weak to stand, and at least 12 dead bodies lying on bed mattresses. in another home, the medics found an additional 15 bodies, and an additional three corpses in a third house. upon leaving the site, the medics evacuated 18 wounded and 12 others too weak to move. the ICRC head for israel and palestine, Pierra Wettach stated: "This is a shocking incident. The Israeli military must have been aware of the situation but did not assist the wounded. Neither did they make it possible for us or the Palestine Red Crescent to assist the wounded."
in total, at least 24 palestinians were killed on wednesday in gaza.
according to public israeli intelligence briefings, israel has carried out at least 1,100 separate air strikes, striking 950 sites, between december 27th and january 7th!
PCHR REPORT: Twelfth Day of Continuous IOF Attacks Against the Population of Gaza
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THURSDAY, January 8th, 2009:
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SATURDAY, January 3rd:
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late night friday into early saturday, israeli forces fired a missile at a civilian home in gaza city killing an infant girl. the child, Sujud Dardasawi, was killed instantly. also, israeli bombing of gaza's sea coast destroyed several boats used by gazan fishermen.
early saturday morning, israeli air forces assassinated a leading member of hamas' al-qassam brigades. Abu Zakaria al-Jamal, a commander in the brigades, was the 3rd hamas leader to be assassinated during the ongoing gaza offensive, "operation cast lead."
according to israeli army radio, al-qassam brigade fighters repelled israeli ground forces on saturday as the army attempted to enter gaza via the shajaiyeh neighborhood of gaza city. the brigades report firing six mortars at the invading soldiers and receiving fire from the soldiers before they retreated back into israeli territory.
saturday, bombing of the rafah tunnel area resumed, killing four palestinians in the process. also the artillery shelling continued throughout saturday, focusing on gaza city which was hit from multiple directions. israeli tanks fired approximately 20 artillery shells in gaza city while helicopter gunships fired missiles at jabaliya. in conjunction with the ground and aerial shelling, naval boats also shelled gazan's west coast.
air strikes began around 5am, when israeli forces fired a missiles at the home of a hamas member in the tal az-za'trar neighborhood of jabaliya. at 5:30am, the home of Mousa Arafat was bombed in the same neighborhood. at 6:00am israeli forces bombed a hamas military site in northern gaza and a second site near al-faroq mosque in gaza city's al-zaytoun neighborhood.
at 7:00am, israeli forces completely destroyed the american-style school in beit lahiya, in northern gaza. in tis bombing, the school's security guard, Salim Abu Qalil, was killed. the school, known as the american international school in gaza (AISG) was founded by americans in 2001 and is considered to be an "elite" private school focusing on english as a second language and "instilling progressive, enlightened values in its students using an American curriculum." the school has more than 200 students. all three school buildings were destroyed, indicating that israeli air forces fired multiple strikes on the school in order to destroy it.
at 12:15pm and unnamed palestinian was killed in strikes on khan younis. at 12:30, an israeli reconnaissance plane bombed a car in the al-mahatta area of khan younis, killing two hamas fighters. the men have been named as Shadi Shurbaji and Mahmoud Arif.
at 6:00pm, israeli air forces bombed a mosque in beit lahiya, killing at least fourteen palestinians and injuring at least 20. the mosque was bombed during evening prayers.
around midday saturday, two gazans dies from injuries sustained in the previous days bombings. they have been named as Bilal Suhiel Ghayben, 19 and Auda Hamada Abu Al-Fatya, 34.
saturday night around 8:00pm, israel pushed forward with "operation cast lead" by launching a ground invasion of the gaza strip.
A Palestinian medic carries the body of a baby allegedly killed by an Israeli tank shell, in Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Monday, Jan. 5, 2009. (AP)prior to invading, israeli artillery shelled gaza for hours in an attempt to destroy some of the palestinian-made anti-invasion defenses. reports indicate that at least 40 palestinians were killed in the initial invasion including a mother and her four children. at least 18 palestinians were killed by israeli tank fire. this included 14 in beith lahiya and four in beit hanoun. at 12:15pm an additional five palestinians were killed when israeli artillery shells exploded in the center of gaza city's main shopping area.
tanks, air forces, naval forces, heavy artillery, intelligence forces, engineering forces and infantry soldiers moved into gaza, cutting the strip into two sections, north and south, and surrounding gaza city in a ring. as the soldiers advanced into gaza, israeli tank fire, artillery fire and air strikes were employed to protect the invading soldiers. international news agencies have reported that approximatly 150 tanks were stationed at the former israeli settlement on netzarim. ground clashes have been reported in the areas of beit hanoun, beit lahiya, jabaliya, nitzarim former settlement, gaza city and rafah.
so far in the ground assault, one israeli soldier has been killed and at least 31 injured. the slain soldier, Dvir Emmanueloff, 22, was killed in clashes inside of jabaliya refugee camp. at least one other soldier was wounded in these clashes. reports of dead and/or wounded soldiers can be found throughout media accounts, but until they are confirmed, they remain simply speculation.
late saturday night, israeli air forces attacked the al-amal orphanage in the ar-rimal neighborhood of gaza city, killing one person in an air strike. israeli fighter jets bombed the building containing ar-resalah newspaper in gaza city. the three-story building was destroyed in the air strike and at least five palestinians were injured. also, israeli artillery shelled a publishing house in gaza city, completely destroying the building.
in total on saturday, israeli forces kiled 30 palestinians and injured approximately 30.
PCHR REPORT: IOF Offensive on the Gaza Strip Continues for the 8th Consecutive Day;
PCHR REPORT: Report: The Aggravation of Humanitarian Crisis in the Gaza strip as IOF Offensive Continues
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SUNDAY, January 4th:
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sunday 4:45pm, five palestinians, all members of the Baker family, were killed when their home was bombed by israeli war planes in the at-toufah neighborhood of gaza city. at least two of those killed in the strike were children, one and two years old. the third was their mother.
A Palestinian man looks at a covered body as the bodies of three children killed by an Israeli tank shell are seen on the floor of the morgue at Shifa hospital in Gaza January 5, 2009. (Reuters)three palestinian medics were killed, while a fourth was injured, in an predator drone air strike targeting the tal al-hawa neighborhgood of gaza city. the dead have been named as Yaser Shbeir, Raf'at al-A'kluk and Bassem Na'im. ten civilians, including four children were killed in a 4:00pm air strikes targeting beit lahiya. 30 additional palestinians were wounded in the strikes. israeli panes bombed the palestinian ministry of waqf and religious affairs in gaza city at 11:45am. the strike injured several people. a 5:00pm air strike on a gaza mosque killed five palestinian civilians.
while palestinian mourners were assembled grieving for a paramedic who had been killed on saturday, the beit hanoun house they were in was bombed by israeli war planes. at least forty people were wounded in the attack. later, a second air strike targeted the abu reida area of khuza'a, east of khan younis.
some of sunday's air strikes targeted resistance leaders from hamas as well as other factions. in one sunday air strike, israeli forces wounded Husam Hamdan, a qassam brigade leader responsible for establishing projectile launching infrastructure in khan younis. the strike also wounded Mohammed Hilo and Mohammed Shalfuh, both members of the qassam special forces, responsible for construction and launching homemade rockets in khan yonis. also targeted, were fighters from the national resistance brigades of the democratic front for the liberation of palestine. an israeli reconnaissance plane launched one missile at the home of Muhammad Abed Barbakh, a DFLP leader. the home was located in the an-nahdah neighborhood of rafah. Barbakh was killed in the strike along with his father Abed, his two brothers Mahdi and Yousef as well as his nephew Musa Yousef.
around midnight sunday, israeli artillery shelled five homes all belonging to palestinian resistance fighters. the homes of four hamas leaders and one popular front for the liberation of palestine leader were targeted. the PFLP target was Jamil Mizhir, living in an-nusseirat refugee camp.
also bombed late night sunday was al-umma university of police science in the an-nuseir neighborhood of gaza city as well as a civilian car west of ash-shifa tower in ash-shati refugee camp. the bombing of the car injured two people.
some arab televison news stations have reported that al-qassam fighters captured two israeli soldiers on sunday. hamas has also released a statement claiming to have captured two soldiers, though in a later interview with a qassam brigade spokesmen, this claim was not repeated. the israeli army spokesmen has stated that they have no knowledge of such events and accuse hamas of using the report to influence the israeli public.
PCHR REPORT: On the 9th Day of the Offensive on the Gaza Strip, Israel Practices State Terrorism
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MONDAY, January 5th:
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israeli ground forces continued to operate in gaza on monday, further encircling gaza city and splitting the gaza strip into two sections, one northern and one southern. the north-south sectioning was accomplished by israeli forces occupying the main north-south road connecting gaza city to khan younis. additional tanks, armoured bulldozers and other ground forces have entered gaza, backed by f-16 fighter jets and apache attack helicopters.
before dawn on monday, israeli forces carried out a series of air strikes hitting among other sites: a mosque, an underground bunker near gaza city, tunnels in the rafah area, four homes belonging to hamas members, one rocket launcher and an anti-aircraft missile launching site.
over night, israeli forces carried out at least 40 air strikes in gaza according to the BBC.
during monday's offensive, israeli shelling killed fourteen people; all of which were members of two families. they were killed when their homes were fired on by israeli forces. seven of those killed were of the Abu Eisha family. they were killed when their home in the al-mashtal area of ash-shati refugee camp west of gaza city was attacked with artillery shells. the other seven were members of the Samuni family from the zaytoun neighborhood of gaza city. among the Samuni family, four children and three adults were killed when their home was shelled. an additional thirteen people in the area were injured.
one man from beit lahiya was killed in ground fighting focused in the city's al-atatra neighborhood and two more were killed in jabaliya refugee camp. in the zaytoun area of gaza city, israeli forces killed a 5-year-old girl and her grandfather, both from the Al-Hilou family. the girl's mother was also critically injured but is currently alive.
at least six israeli soldiers were injured in ground clashes with palestinian fighters in the zaytoun neighborhood of gaza city around dawn. israeli media sources have confirmed that the israeli government is actively preventing national and international media from interviewing injured soldiers.
Palestinian medics carry a wounded girl who according to Palestinian medical sources was hurt in an Israeli strike, into Shifa hospital in Gaza City, Monday, Jan. 5, 2009. (AP)palestinian hospitals have also been targeted in the ground offensive. three hospitals were under fire on monday. the al-wafa hospital in eastern gaza was warned via telephone that it would be shelled. the hospital officials decided to ignore the call and not evacuate. though the hospital was not attacked, the gaza strip's largest hospital, ash-shifa hospital was targeted. monday israeli war planes bombed a medical building 400 meters adjacent to ash-shifa hospital. the building attacked was the ash-shifa towers were the health committees organization is based. israeli air forces also bombed the parking lot belonging to al-awda hospital in jabaliya. a human rights worker with the international solidarity movement provided an eye witness account of the last bombing, reporting: “Two consecutive shells just landed in the busy car park 15 meters from the entrance to the emergency room of the Al Awda hospital. The entrance of the emergency room was damaged. At the time of the shelling Ambulances were bringing in the wounded that keep pouring in. Medical teams and facilities are being targeted."
according to the international solidarity movement and ma'an news agency, the day prior, sunday, at least four palestinian medics were killed in two air strikes. also the aid agency OxFam has reported that some of its workers and affiliates have been killed. OxFam also reports that ambulances belonging to the organization have been targeted and attacked.
four israeli soldiers were killed on monday in two separate incidents. initial reports indicate that the soldiers were killed when artillery shells fired from israeli tanks destroyed a structure they were inside of. three of the soldiers killed were from the elite golani brigades. the shelling that killed them also wounded 20 other soldiers. the soldiers have been named as Cpl. Yousef Muadi, 19, Maj. Dagan Vertman, 32, and Staff Sergent Nitai Stern, 21. their battalion commander, a lieutenant colonel was seriously wounded in the shelling. at least 10 additional soldiers were injured in fighting.
monday night, israel resumed shelling and bombing of sites in gaza. areas of tal al-hawa, west of gaza city were bombed as was a home in burj as-sa'adeh and tunnels in the rafah area. in the late hours of monday night, israeli tanks fired artillery shells into a market inside of al-bureij refugee camp, killing four people and wounding 16 others.
in total on monday, israeli forces killed between 50 and100 palestinians. "The General Staff [of ash-shifa hospital] estimated 100 Palestinians were killed Monday in five battles at various locations around the Strip. However, it appears that a large number of the dead were civilians."
PCHR REPORT: On the 10th Consecutive Day of the Offensive on the Gaza Strip, Israel Continues its Widespread Ground and Aerial Attacks
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TUESDAY, January 6th, 2009:
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monday night, into tuesday three united nations schools were bombed, one in rafah, one in gaza city and one in khan younis. an official body count from the attack is unclear. according to John Ging, the director of operations of UNRWA (united nations refugee works agency) in gaza, 47 people were killed and 55 wounded. the israeli army has admitted to firing mortars at the school. also, the army reported that two tank artillery shells exploded outside of one of the schools, spraying shrapnel into the building. families had taken shelter in the schools after their homes were demolished in either shelling or air strikes. at least three people were killed in the attack on the ash-shourka school in rafah, while an unknown number of civilians were wounded or killed in the attack in khan younis.
the united nations has responded by reporting that the UNRWA: "had given Israeli authorities the GPS coordinates of all its installations in Gaza, including the United Nations Relief and Works Agency school, which was struck by an Israeli missile..."
also bombed was the UNRWA asma elementary school in ash-shanti refugee camp. the school is being used to shelter 400 palestinians civilians who fled their homes in beit lahiya. three men were killed at the school as they left the bathroom and the building was directly hit with at least one artillery shell. the three men, all from the same family, have been names as Hussein Mahmoud Abed Al Malek Ak Sultan, 24, Abed Samir Ali Al Sultan, 19, and Rawhi Jamal Ramadan Al Sultan, 25.
a predator drone fired a missile into gaza city, killing a 15-year-old boy, as he walked his bicycle in the city street. air strikes in al-bureji refugee camp killed five people, including a father and his three sons. the family has been names as the Abu Jebara family. several homes were bombed in the al-bureji area, among them the home of the Kahlount family. in this air strike, three members of the Kalout family were killed and six homes were demolished including the Afanah house on an-nafaq street. a 4-year-old boy was killed by israeli gun fire in a residential neighborhood in abasan al-kabira, east of kahn younis. the boy has been names as Marwan Qdeih. several civilian homes adjacent to the sheikh zayid towers in northern gaza were shelled, injuring several people. three palestinian were killed in shelling of the az-zaitoun neighborhood of gaza city.
the shelling also destroyed the Hasanein family home, the Ad-Dayah family home and a car parking lot. family members from the two families report that at least 30 people were killed in the strike and are underneath the rubble of the homes. some of the dead have been named as Fayez ad-Dayeh, 59, Hanan ad-Dayeh, Sabrin ad-Dayeh, 24, Iyad ad-Dayeh, 34, Raghda ad-Dayeh, 30 and Kawkab ad-Sayeh, 4-years-old. when red cross medics were eventuality able to reach the rubble on wednesday (january 7th), they discovered more bodies from the ad-Daya family, bringing the death toll for the family to 20.
in total, more than 26 civilian sites, including schools and homes were targeted in israeli shelling and air strikes on tuesday. this includes civilian homes shelled by tank fire in gaza city, schools hit with mortars and artillery in rafah, beit lahiya and gaza city as well as civilian homes shelled in the sheikh radwan neighborhood of gaza city ands al-bureji refugee camp.
israeli tanks moved closer to entering khan younis and deir-al balah in southern and centeral gaza. israeli naval forces heavily shelled deir al-balah refugee camp on gaza's cost, killing at least 11 and injuring at least 20 people. several homes were shelled in eastern gaza city. the al-yarmouk market inside al-bureij refugee camp was shelled for a second time, killing four people.
two israeli soldiers were killed tuesday morning when they wrere shot by palestinian fighters during an invasion operation in gaza city.
A Palestinian man reacts as he holds a blood stained sheet at the entrance to Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009. (AP)three palestinians died on tuesday from previously sustained received in israeli air strikes and naval shelling. the three have been named as Sulaiman Baraka, 12 (injured 12/31/08), Eyhab al-Harrazin, 20 (injured 01/03/09), and an unamed member of the Samuni family (injured 01/05/09).
israeli air strikes targeted a building in the jabaliya refugee camp in an attempt to kill Ayman Sayam, a senior member in the qassam brigades' rocket division. it is unclear at this time if Sayam was home at the time of the atatck and if he was killed or injured. a building affiliated with the al-quds brigades was bombed in central gaza. the al-quds brigades reports losing two fighters in israeli shelling. one fighter with the nasser salah addin brigades was killed in clashes with israeli forces near deir al-balah.
late night tuesday, around midnight, clashes were reported between palestinian resistance fighters and israeli soldiers on the suburbs of gaza city. according to israeli military sources and media account, "near constant explosions" are occurring. israeli tanks have surrounded gaza city from four directions and the air force continues to fire missiles and drop bombs on the are from the air.
israel forces seized a palestinian journalist working for al-alam newspaper. the man, Khader Shaheen, was seized under the charge that he was "disseminating secrets." most foreign reports have been banned from entering gaza.
according to israeli news sources "dozens" of palestinians have been seized in the invasion so far. the reports indicate that the palestinians were taken across the israeli border for interrogation. some reports have stated that as many as 100 palestinians have been seized including armed fighters and civilians. ha'aretz reports that at least 80 palestinians were seized on monday alone. according to israeli military spokesmen's january 6th statement, at least 120 palestinians have been seized and taken out of gaza.
in total, at least 82 palestinians were killed on tuesday.
PCHR REPORT: On the 11th Consecutive Day of the Offensive on the Gaza Strip, IOF Expand Ground Operations;
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WEDNESDAY, January 7th, 2009:
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following the israeli strikes on the al-fakhoura school in jabaliya that killed 47 civilians, the united nations refugee works agency has issued a series of statements. responding to israeli claims that air strikes targeting three UN schools were a response to mortar fire launched from within the school, the UN's top official in gaza responded stating that there were "absolutely no armed men inside the UN school." John Ging, the UNRWA gaza director of operations also stated to al-jazeera and the australian age newspaper: “I can tell you categorically that there was no militant activity in that school at the time of that tragedy...We have established beyond any doubt that the school was not being used by any militants...They were innocent people."
at least 46 palestinian civilians died in the attack, marking the single deadliest attack since the gaza bombing began 12 days prior. two days prior, on monday and tuesday (january 5th & 6th), israeli forces bombed a UN health center, and two other UN schools. these attacks killed at least three palestinians. following the deaths of the 50 civilians at the schools, tens of thousands of palestinians braved the streets to march in a funeral procession. the mourners carried the bodies of the dead from kamal udwan hospital to the al-fakhora school where they were killed.
PCHR REPORT: Testimony 1: Carnage at Al-Fakhoura School, Jabalia
follwing the attack, the UN repeated its claim that no armed men were inside the school, and that the school was being used as a civilian shelter. on thursday, january 8th, the UN demanded that israeli authorities provide evidence to support their claims that palestinian fighters fired from the school, provoking the shelling that killed nearly 50 palestinians. the UN spokesmen said on thursday that the organization, has "nothing to hide," and told israel to "bring it on," urgaing the military to provide evidence to support its claims. the spokesmen closed by stating, "We want to see the evidence. We want to clear any suspicion."
follwing the attack, the UN repeated its claim that no armed men were inside the school, and that the school was being used as a civilian shelter. on thursday, january 8th, the UN demanded that israeli authorities provide evidence to support their claims that palestinian fighters fired from the school, provoking the shelling that killed nearly 50 palestinians. the UN spokesmen said on thursday that the organization, has "nothing to hide," and told israel to "bring it on," urgaing the military to provide evidence to support its claims. the spokesmen closed by stating, "We want to see the evidence. We want to clear any suspicion."
the UNRWA has also issued a separate series of statements reporting that their 10,000 employees in gaza are being "severely restricted due to Israeli bombing and tank shelling." this is according to UNRWA spokesmen Sami Mshasha. the international committee of the red cross also reported similar restrictions with their staff. these agencies report that two UN-managed health care centers were damaged in attacks and had to close while two other were forced to close because of their proximity to israeli attacks. five additional heath centers run by UNRWA were forced to close because of their proximity to israeli attacks.
also on wednesday, palestinian cameraman Basil Faraj, employed by an algerian TV network, died after being injured in air strikes in the days prior.
on wednesday, following mediation led by the french government, israeli agreed to a 3 hour ceasefire to be held from 1pm to 4pm daily for the delivery of humanitarian supplies. hamas claimed that the move was a ploy to cover up collective punishment and crimes committed by the army in gaza, and the popular resistance committees accused israel of using the three hour time period to ambush fighters.
during this three hour ceasefire, israeli forces killed three young palestinian sisters in an air strike targeting jabaliya refugee camp. the three sisters, 2-year-old Amal, 4-year-old Su'ad and 6-year-old Samar were killed when their home was destroyed in an air strike during the 1pm-4pm "3-hour-ceasefire."
wednesday, israeli military officials confirmed that seven israeli soldiers have been killed since the ground fighting in gaza begun. an additional 80 soldiers have been injured according to military officials. 59 of these soldiers are currently hospitalised with one in critical condition and seven in "serious" condition.
nine israeli soldiers were injured in ground clashes with palestinian fighters on wednesday according to the israeli military.
A Palestinian woman stands on the rubble of a destroyed building after an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009. (AP)late night on wednesday, israeli forces bombed the home of the Abu Muhadi family in an-nusseirat refugee camp in central gaza. the Muhadi house, and four other homes were struck with missiles, all near the town of rafah. the air strikes killed on unnamed elderly man.
wednesday, medical teams from the international committee of the red cross worked in the zaytoun neighborhood of gaza city and reported back gruesome findings. the teams reportedly found four children standing next to their dead mothers, an elderly man too weak to stand, and at least 12 dead bodies lying on bed mattresses. in another home, the medics found an additional 15 bodies, and an additional three corpses in a third house. upon leaving the site, the medics evacuated 18 wounded and 12 others too weak to move. the ICRC head for israel and palestine, Pierra Wettach stated: "This is a shocking incident. The Israeli military must have been aware of the situation but did not assist the wounded. Neither did they make it possible for us or the Palestine Red Crescent to assist the wounded."
in total, at least 24 palestinians were killed on wednesday in gaza.
according to public israeli intelligence briefings, israel has carried out at least 1,100 separate air strikes, striking 950 sites, between december 27th and january 7th!
PCHR REPORT: Twelfth Day of Continuous IOF Attacks Against the Population of Gaza
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THURSDAY, January 8th, 2009:
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the UN relief workers in gaza have announced that they were suspending all aid activities in gaza because israeli forces are continually attacking their workers. UNRWA's spokesperson Adana Abu Hasna was quoted as saying, "We decided to stop all operations because the situation has become very dangerous and Israel has committed brutalities in the Gaza Strip.” this comes after israeli forces attacked a UN convoy killing the driver only days after shelling three UN schools killing at least 50 palestinian civilians. in other anti-UN violence, israeli forces opened fire on the car of UNRWA director Judy Clark. UNRWA in gaza provides food to more than 750,000 gazans and is currently housing 14,000 gazans who have been foreced to flee their homes.
in a new development angering the UN, the organization has collected eye witness testimony that accuses israel of intentionally killing at least 30 palestinians on january 4th. according to the testimony, israeli ground forces moved 110 palestinians inyo a single family home in zaytoun and then 24 hours later repeatedly shelled the house. the shelling killed approximately 30 palestinians. israeli military officials deny the claims made by the UN.
A wounded Palestinian woman is evacuated after an Israeli strike hit the house of top Hamas official Said Siam's brother in Gaza City, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009. (AP)two palestinian women were killed while trying to flee artillery shelling and advancing tanks as the vehicles moved from abu sha'ar to al-qarrara, in southern gaza.
israeli air strikes also killed five fighters with the al-quds brigades. the fighters were killed in an air strike near the al-qassam mosque in beit lahiya. they have been named as Muhammad al-Hendi, Abdel Nasser Abu Odeh and Anwar Abu Salem. a sixth fighter with the al-quds brigades was killed in ground fighting with israeli soldiers in beit hanoun. he has been names as Tareq Abu Amsh.
one israeli soldier was killed and a second injured in ground clashes with palestinian fighters in central gaza. the two soldiers were targeted with an anti-tank missile near nitzarim. the dead soldier has been names Major Rosey Rosner, 27. israeli military authorities confirmed that two soldiers were killed during the day's fighting. one soldier, Amit Robinson, 20, was killed by sniper fire.
thursday night, israeli shelling killed yet another palestinian journalist. palestine TV (the official TV network of the palestinian authority) cameraman Ihab al-Wahidi, his mother and Rukaya Abu ali-Naja, his wife, were killed when israeli tanks shelled their apartment in gaza city's tal al-hawa neighborhood.
overnight thursday, israeli shelling killed a ukrainian woman and her infant son. Olvera al-Jarou, 36 and her 1-year-old son Yousef, died when at least one artillery shell struck their home in the ash-sha'f area of ash-shaja'iyah neighborhood in gaza city. al-Jarou's husband and daughter and son were also injured. the daughter is is critical condition. Olvera al-Jarou is the first foreign national to die in this tecent gaza offensive.
over night on thursday, israel resumed regular air strikes, carrying out more than 60 bombings before friday morning. this includes at least 20 air strikes in gaza city alone. the al-muhammadi mosque, in the sheikh radwan neighborhood of gaza city was bombed and completely destroyed. the bombing also destroyed neighboring shops and homes. an air strike in the al-amal neighborhood of khan younis killed two men, identified as Hussein Sem'an and Hassan Abu Musa. fighter jets bombed an are near ad-dura hospital in northern gaza, injuring three people. five homes were bombed in jabaliya in the north, and another two homes were bomed in an-nuseirat in central gaza. air strikes were also carried out targeting two police stations in bani sahla in southern gaza, a passport agency office in gaza city and the as-sakhra shopping center. israeli war planes bombed two homes in the as-sahabah neighborhood in gaza city, and a third house in the ash-sha'f neighborhood east of gaza city.
A wounded Palestinian girl is evacuated after an Israeli strike hit the house of top Hamas official Said Siam's brother in Gaza City, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009. (AP)israeli forces bombed the home of Walid Fadel in al-bureij refugge camp in central gaza. Fadel was not killed, but another man, Ahmad Hussein, was killed. israeli air strikes also destroyed the homes of several members of the qassam brigade in the al-shuja'eyah neighborhood of gaza city. included in these strikes was the home of Yasser Natat, a hamas rocket expert, and Mohammed Sanuar, a commander in kahn younis. the air force also bombed the home of Khalil Ahel in ash-shati refugee camp in central gaza. Ahel is a leader with the popular resistance committees. a second member of the popular resistance committees, Abu Abir, was also targeted in an israeli air strike but escaped unharmed.
israel has continued to target civilian homes in rafah, near the egyptian border. in overnight air strikes, israeli forces demolished 25 civilian homes in rafah. eye witness reports from foreign human rights observers report that rafah was struck with missile fire for nearly 12 hours. more than 800 palestinian families have already fled their homes in rafah, fearing air strikes and artillery shelling. israeli war planes have been dropping leaflets on rafah, instructing residents to leave their homes as they will be demolished.
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FRIDAY, January 9th, 2009:
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friday, following the passing of UN security council resolution 1860, brokering a gaza-israeli ceasefire, both israeli and palestinian officials rejected the plan and resumed fighting. hamas' political wing announced that the ceasefire failed to meet their needs and were unwilling to engage in a ceasefire while israeli forces continued to target palestinians. the israeli "diplomatic-security cabinet" rejected the UN resolution as well and instructed its military forces to continue the gaza ground offensive.
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throughout the day friday, more bodies were discovered underneath of rubble in gaza. on friday palestinian medics and family members discovered "dozens" of bodies in al-latara and juhor ad-dik, both in central gaza. additional bodies were located in a'basan as-sagheera in khan younis. three of these bodies have been identified as Hamid as-Smeiri, Jihad Abu Mudeif and Ahmad ash-Shreihi. the body of 15-year-ol A'tef Abu al-Hasna was delivered to a gaza hospital on friday. an additional nine bodies were delivered to al-aqsa martyrs hospital on friday. included in these deaths is the body of Jihad Abu Mudif, an al-quds brigades fighter killed in central gaza.
the gaza international football/soccer stadium was demolished in nisraeli air strikes on friday. the stadium, located in rafah in southern gaza, was the home of the palestinian football association and was constructed with contributions from FIFA as well as france and saudi arabia. the $2.5 million USD stadium had only been open for four years before being demolished on friday.
israeli naval forces shelled al-zawaydah in central gaza killing three palestinians and injuring seven others.
several civilian homes were shelled in northern gaza. the Sa'id family home was shelled, killing Fatima Sa'eed, 42, Sumeya, 25 and Ata Jamil, 12-years-old. the three family members' home in al-qarem in nortern gaza was struck with at least one tank-fired artillery shell.
a civilian home in gaza city's old city was also shelled. the Abu Hasna home was shelled, killing Muhammas Atef Abu Al-Husna, 15-years old. several others were wounded in the attack.
a third civilian home was shelled on friday as well. seven members of the Salha family were killed by israeli tank shelling around 4am in beit lahiya. those killed have been named as Mohammas Mubarak, 60, his wife Halima Saleh and their son.
ten additional palestinian homes and buildings were destroyed in overnight air strikes. included in these demolitions is the home of the gaza police chief, Abu Obeida al-Jarrah, the home of the head of palestinian security in rafah, a police station in gaza city, the ar-rebat msoque in khan younis and an office linked to islamic jihad.
friday night, israeli attacks against the press continued, this time, killing a 3rd journalist and attacking offices housing media outlets. israeli tank shelling struck the home of journalist Ala Mortarj, killing him. Morrarj, from the zaitoun neighborhood of gaza city, was a local radio host. the attack also injured Ala's mother who lost both of her arms in the shelling.
earlier in the day on friday, israeli air strikes targeted the jawwara building in gaza city. the building houses more than 20 press offices of local, national and international media outlets.
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A family trapped by Israeli forces in for six days one room of their home in the Al-Mughrqa area, south of Gaza City, phoned Ma’an on Friday seeking urgent rescue.
The Al-Wahidi family is appealing to the Red Cross, human rights organizations, or any relevant organization, to intervene and rescue them.
Salem Yousef Al-Wahidi, the owner of the family house, says 33 members of the family have been trapped in the house without food or drink since Sunday, when Israeli tanks moved into the area.
Al-Wahidi said Israeli soldiers forced them into one room. The soldiers are still occupying the roof of the building and the surrounding area. The army has refused to allow food, including milk for the small children among them.
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the al-qassam brigade announced friday that their fighters killed eight israeli soldiers in a beit lahiya home on friday. the brigades claimed to have killed the soldiers and stole their weapons while the soldiers hid in an occupied palestinian home in the as-salteen neighborhood of beit lahiya.
in total on friday, israeli air strikes targeted 70 sites in gaza, killing at least 35 palestinians.
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SATURDAY, January 10th:
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saturday saw the continuation of israeli attacks against international aid agencies. this time, the norwegian aid agency (NPA) was targeted in ash-shanti refugee camp in northern gaza. NPA reports that an israeli unmanned predator drone launched at least one missile at a car belonging to the organization, transporting aid workers. the car was completely destroyed and surrounding buildings were damages. the agency reported that the car was “clearly marked with the NPA logo,” and that it would have been "impossible for the personnel in control of the drone to miss that this was a humanitarian vehicle.” the group spokesmen reports that there were "no military targets in the area" during the time of the attack."
saturday, an israeli air strike on the As-Salman family home killed three palestinians and injured ten. a separate air strike in beit lahiya killed two sisters, both from the Al-Helu family.
israeli shelling in eastern jabaliya killed seven members of the Abed Rabu family. the seven family members were killed when a grocery store they were inside of was shelled. they have been named as: Randa Jamal Abed Rabu, 45, her son Sufyan Abed Rabu, 21, Mustafa Rebhi Hasan Abed Rabu, 17, Sami Muhammad Saleh Abed Rabu, 27, Samed Mahfuth Abed Rabu, 13, Yousri Mahmoud Abed Rabu,15, and Ramez Jamal Abed Rabu, 32.
another palestinian journalist's home was shelled on saturday, this time, not killing the target. Samir Khalifa's southeast gaza city home was shelled, destroying the home but allowing Samir and his family time to escape unharmed.
shelling also struck the home of the Abu Al-Kheir family in the zaytoun neighborhood of gaza city, killing two family members. in al-bureji refuge camp in central gaza, then home of Mahmoud Ashur was bombed by israeli war planes and a mosque in the camp was struck with a missile, injuring several people. during air strikes and shelling in an-nuseirat, an unknown number of palestinians from the Al-Balbisi family were killed.
in southern gaza, israeli forces bombed two civilians homes adjacent to a children's hospital. Jihad as-Seimari was killed by artillery shelling as he sat in his family home in rafah. other areas of south gaza were also shelled including a security compound and civil defense building in khan younis.
israeli ground forces fired at least one rocket-propelled-grenade into a factory east of khan younis, killing two factory security guards. the men have both been identified as members of the Astal family.
Shamas Omar, a field commander in the al-quds brigades, was killed on saturday when his home in ash-shati refugee camp was shelled.
also on saturday, two bodies were found in rubble in northern gaza, the two people had been killed in days prior, during air strikes and shelling targeting the al-seka district of jabalia refugee camp.
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SUNDAY, January 11th:
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sunday, "operation cast lead" entered its third week and the palestinian body count neared 1,000.
early morning sunday, twelve dead bodies were discovered in rubble in the sheikh ajlan area of gaza city. the bodies were found after israeli ground forces withdrew from the area. locals report heavy fighting in the area between palestinian resistance fighters and israeli soldiers.
shelling of the ash-shuja'eiyah area, east of gaza city, killed two palestinians. two palestinians were killed in jabaliya refugee camp in northern gaza following air strikes and shelling. three of the four victims have been ideitified as Mus'ab Khader, Husein Abu Sulkltan and Amal A'lush, 15-years-old. the house of Shadi Abu Labad was also shelled in northern gaza.
sunday, during the 1pm-4pm "daily humanitarian ceasefire," israeli forces killed 14 palestinians in artillery shelling. the shelling was followed by a deep incursion into the tal al-hawa and sheikh ejleen areas of southwest gaza city. those killed in the shelling include one infant, one pregnant woman, one elderly man, and a number of civilians. some of the civilians have been named as Fares Hamouda, 18, Mohammad Hamouda , Mamoud Taher al-Jalab, 70, and Baha' Khaled A'bed, 25.
israeli air forces bombed the building housing the ministry of culture once again. this building was bombed in the earlier days of the operation. also bombed was the home of Mohammad Dahlan in the ar-remal area of gaza city.
six additional bodies were found on sunday in khuza'a village, est of khan younis. these palestinians has been killed in the previous days' strikes.
around midnight on sunday, israeli forces resumed bombing palestinian homes in southern gaza while israeli ground forces moved further into gaza city.
the strikes in southern gaza were followed by resumed bombings in the north where an air strike killed four members of the Bashor family. the four people were killed inside of their family home in the al-karama neighborhood located northwest of gaza city. those killed include Ala Basir, along with his wife, mother-in-law and son were killed. following the strikes near gaza city, israeli forces focused farther north in beit lahiya. in beit lahiys, there were reports of the use of white phosphorous gas. media reports indicate that homes were set on fire with the chemical weapon and at least three members of the Ma'rouf and Ghaban families were killed.
ground forces are said to have withdrawn from some areas north of gaza city, while in eastern gaza city, several homes were invaded by israeli forces. included in this is the home of Ahmad al-Ja'bari, a fighter with the qassam brigades.
sunday also saw new reports of israel's use of internationally-banned weapons in gaza. these reports include the use of white phosphorous gas bombs in ghuza'a village and abasan village, both east of khan younis.
khuza'a village was heavily bombed late sunday night as well. at least 50 palestinians were injured in the sunday night strikes in khuza'a which destroyed at least 12 homes. the injuries are mostly burns and gas inhalation, consistent with the illegal use of chemical weapons.
ha'aretz news reports that israeli forces bombed "dozens" of sites in the rafah area sunday night, targeting the network of smuggling tunnels. the news agency also reports that an israeli air strike targeting a car on sunday killed the car's two occupants.
at least 11 palestinian fighters were also killed in clashes. they have been named as: Mohammad Mansur Se’da, 21, Abed Ar-Rahman Tawfeeq Al-Kashef, 21, Ibrahim Yousef Hamdan, 18, Abdallah Arafat Shamlakh, 37, Ali Ishaq Shamlakh, 23, Isam Ishaq Shamlakh, 22, Mahmoud Ahmad Shamlakh, 21, Mohammad Kahlil At-Teter, 28, Muhand Mazen An-Naji, 21, Ramzy Rafe’Abu Ghaneema, 23, and A’tah Ad-Dahduh, 19
Palestinian boys kneel over the bodies of Issa, left, Ahmed, center, and Mohamed Samouni, right, who according to Palestinian medical sources were killed in an Israeli strike, during their funeral in Gaza City, Monday, Jan. 5, 2009. (AP)an air strike outside of gaza city killed four palestinians, when a missile directly struck a family group. the dead have been names as Ala' Fathi Basheer, 40, his wife Lamia, 40 and their son Suheib, 18. also killed was Jameelah Hassan Ziasa, 75-years-old.
an air strike was also reported on the al-karama compound near gaza city. machine gun fire from an israeli aircraft in the same area killed Ibrahim A'yesh Suleiman, 25.
late sunday night, israeli shelling killed two palestinians in the ash-shuja'eiyah neighborhood of gaza city. farther north, two palestinians were killed in shelling of the al-jurn area of jabaliya. the dead have been named as Mus'ab Kader, Husein Abu Sulktan and Amal A'lish, 15-years-old. additional artillery shelling targeting western jabaliay killed two brothers, named ad Ibrahim, 35 and Bilal Khalaf, 19. the two brothers were killed near the hijazi clinic in western jabaliya.
in total, at least 30 palestinians were killed on sunday.
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MONDAY, January 12th:
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monday, an israeli missile strike in jabaliya refugee camp killed a palestinian medic. the medic was killed when his ambulance was struck with a missile as they attempted to evacuate wounded persons. this marks the 12th medic killed by israeli forces since the invasion begun. for video taken by human rights observers, showing a palestinian medic being shot while attempting to evacuate a body, visit: http://palsolidarity.org/2009/01/4148
PCHR REPORT: Testimony 2 – Gaza Ambulance Drivers Risk Life and Limb to Evacuate Civilians to Safety
an unnamed man and an unnamed young boy were killed when a parked car was targeted in an air strike. the attack occurred near the caliph's mosque in jabaliya. also in jabaliya, a young girl, Ayat al-Banna was killed when an israeli artillery shell detonated on her neighbor's house.by mid day israeli ground forces had pushed onward to gaza city, and were seen fighting with palestinians in three outlying areas of the city. before entering the city limits, israeli air forces bombed dozens of homes in northern, eastern and southern gaza city in an attempt to create access roads that bypasses palestinian fighter strongholds. in these pre-assaults, israeli war planes fire missiles at homes and buildings, and drop illegal white phosphorous bombs to ignite the rubble and prevent palestinians from assembling in the streets.
the use of white phosphorous in residential or civilian areas is illegal by international rules of war regarding chemical weapons. in monday's use of the chemicals, at least ten homes were affected and set aflame. following multiple reports of the use of the chemical weapon, numerous human rights groups have issued statements condemning israel's use of the banned munition. human rights watch has observers who have stated that israel is using the weapon illegally, though the israeli army has not confirmed use of the weapon.
one air strike in gaza city, targeting palestine square in the center of the city, killed two people and injured at least ten. later, around 1:00pm an air strike targeted the at-thafer tower. other air strikes in the city's old town, zaytoun neighborhood and tuffah area killed at least five including two women and one child. two of the dead have been named as Amal Muhammad al-Madhoun and Shaiboub Shambali.
north of gaza city, in jabaliya, air strikes continued. in the al-jarin neighborhood of jabaliya, the home of a dead palestinian fighter was bombed. Fady al-Amoudi, from fatah's ayman juda group of the al-aqsa martyrs brigades, was killed in the initial days of "operation cast lead." later on monday night, israeli artillery corps shelled jabaliya refugee camp.
other homes in northern gaza area were bombed including the al-Masri family home in beit lahya and the office of the organization for the injured and handicapped in sheikh zaid.
in central gaza, israeli air strikes destroyed the nuseirat sports club in nuseirat refugee camp, killing two people, injuring several others and demolishing neighboring homes.
in southern gaza, israeli forces continued to bomb areas of rafah known to hide smuggling tunnels used by gazans to transport food, medicine, fuel and other goods.
at least four israeli soldiers were injured in ground clashes with palestinian fighters on monday according to the israeli military. this brings the total of israeli soldiers injured to 106, and the number killed to 8.
in total on monday, israeli forces killed at least 20 palestinians.
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TUESDAY, January 13th:
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tuesay saw israeli ground forces push further into tel al-hawwa southwest of gaza city, zaytoun and jabaliya.
throughout the day on tuesday, palestinian medical officials identified and released the named of 47 people killed in the previous days. included in these newly found bodies is the corpse of a 92-year-old man. for the complete list of names, visit:
http://maannews.net/en/index.php?opr=ShowDetails&ID=34937
six additional bodies were discovered later on tuesday from the al-shanti and as-sudaniyeh areas of northern gaza city.
during bombings in khuza'a, in southern gaza, at least 11 palestinians were killed including a 75-year-old man.
in southwest jabaliya, 13 palestinian fighters were killed in heavy clashes with israeli forces. they have been named as: Hassan Muhammad Abu Zamar, 22, Muhammad Khalil Ibrahim Abu Leila, 20, Nael Mahmoud Ali, 25, Ibrahim Ismael Dababesh, 22, Usama Ahmad Al-Absy, 24, Hamad Hassan Al-Barawi, 25, Kamel Jamil As-Sarhi, 22, Yousef Muhammad Ash-Sharbasy, 27, Yousef Ummar Labad, 23, Khaled Sa’dy Al-Abed, 22, As’ad Sa’dy Ahmad, 24, Ali At-Tanany, 26, and Ahmad Kamal Ad-Dalo, 27.
another seven civilians were killed in air strikes targeting jabaliya. at least 40 others were wounded.
in tel al-hawwa, israeli ground forces killed eight palestinian fighters. they have been named as: Muhammad Nader Abu Sha’ban, 17, Fathi Yousef Al-Mazny, 18, Hatem Dib Abu Daf, 23, Bilal Muhammad Deibeh, 19, Ala Munther Abdel Shafe’y, 37, Mahmoud Ahmad Juha, 19, Saed Muhammad Hassan, 21, Muhammad Hazem Abu Labad, 20.
also in tel al-hawwa, israeli forces fired from palestinian homes, killing at least four. artillery shelling destroyed the an-Nasser home as well as a carpentry workshop. there was shelling reported near the al-muijama college.
in gaza city's az-zaytoun neighborhood, israeli forces shot two members of the Ayyad family, Hamil,30 and Ashraf Hamdi, 23. eastern zaytoun was shelled, killing Muhammad Maher Muhammad Ali, 23, a palestinian fighter. two qassam brigade fighters were killed in clashes close to the city center. they have been named as Ahmad Abu Gazar and Muhammad al-Hawar.
in the western area of gaza city, dozens were injured and two were killed as israeli troops invaded the city.
in southern gaza, an air strike targeting khan younis killed one palestinian fighter near the at-tawhid mosque. further away, in khuza'a, a 75-year-old man, Khalil Hamdan Ahmad An-Najjar was killed in an air strike targeting his home. the elderly man's daughter-in-law, 45-year-old Rawheyeh Ahmed Sleiman an-Najjar, was also killed in the attack as were two of Khalil's grandchildren.
on tuesday, israeli media reported that among the 200+ palestinians captured and taken from gaza during the invasion, only 30 have been linked to palestinian resistance groups. the other 170 palestinians remain in israeli custody in prison camps.
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WEDNESDAY, January 14th:
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officials with the palestinian water department reported wednesday that 800,000 palestinians, more than half of the population in gaza, are without water. he reported that some have been without water for two weeks.
wednesday, air strikes in jabaliya refugee camp killed at least four unnamed palestinian and several others injured. additional air strikes in shatah refugee camp, west of gaza city, killed three palestinians. later in the day, an unmanned predator drone fired a missile at a vehicle in the sha'f neighborhood of gaza city, injuring one man critically.
at least five civilians, two women and three men were killed in artillery shelling in jabaliya early wednesday morning. two women were killed when their home, located near the sulyan towers, was shelled. the home of Ibrahim al-Najjar was also shelled, killing Hanan al-Masry and Shafa al-Mutawak. several others were injured in the shelling, including an infant. several homes were destroyed in the attacks. additional shelling was reported around the same time in ash-sha'f, al-jurn and jabaliya.
tank shelling in tofah, eastern gaza city, struck several homes including the Abed al-Khaled al-Af home and the home of Osama al-Maghary.
a palestinian fighter with the al-quds brigades was killed in artillery shelling targeting netsareem in central gaza. Ramzy Rawhy Awad, was killed when a tank fired at him while ground forces pushed forward. a fighter with the qassam brigades was shot and killed by isralei forces in an "attempted ambush" in atatra, in northern gaza. an attempted suicide bombing was stopped by isralei ground forces on wednesday when soldiers shot and killed the bomber as he approached israeli forces.
at least five additional palestinian fighters were killed in ground clashes on wednesday. three members of the al-aqsa brigades were killed. they have been named as Haytham Abu Al-Qumsan, 19, Hamdi Farid Abu Hamada, 27 and Iyad al-Maqqousy, 27.
fifteen israeli soldiers injured during clashes with palestinian fighters in gaza on wednesday. at least five were shot in northern gaza and six were injured by a projectile atatck on a tank two were seriously injured.
wednesday, the Ashoor family home, in ash-shayma in northern gaza city, was shelled by the israeli artillery, killing one man and injuring five members of his family. eye witnesses report seeing at least five artillery shells strike the home in rapid succession.
PCHR REPORT: 19 th Day of Continuous IOF Attacks Across the Gaza Strip:
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thursday morning, israeli tank brigades invaded gaa city from the south while fighter jets bombed the city center. artillry shelling continued throughout the day, focusing on beit lahiya, jabaliya, gaza city and khan younis.
thursday, israeli forces assassinated Said Siyam, 50, the gazan interior of the ministry and the 3rd most important member of hamas in the gaza strip. Siyam was killed while staying in his brother Iyad's house in a suburb of gaza city. the house was bombed directly, leveling the home and leaving a giant crater. nine others were killed in the air strike including Salah Abu Shreich, the head of "internal security" for hamas and Mahmoud Watfah, a regional qassam brigade commander. at least six other people members were injured in the gaza city attack including Said's son Muhammad, his brother Iyad, his sister-in-law as well as Iyad's brother and son and an assistant.
Said Siyam is credited with forming hamas' security forces, the "executive force" and coordinating hamas' factional battles with fatah in 2006 and 2007. the assassination of Said Siyam marks the 2nd high-level assassination to be carried out by israeli forces during "operation cast lead" (Nizar Rayyan was the 1st). on friday, tens of thousands of palestinians marched in morning for Said Siyam and the other family members killed.
Said Siyam was born in 19590 in shati refugee camp in gaza. he for years he worked at a United Nations school as a math and science teacher, joining hamas early after its formation in the 1980s. throughout the 1987 palestinian intifada, Siyam was responsible for identifying and killing collaborators assisting occupation forces. he was captured by israeli forces numerous times throughout the 1980s and in 1992 was expelled to lebanon with hundreds of other hamas members. following the formation of the fatah-affiliated palestinian authority, Siyam was arrested by fatah security forces. in the 2006 palestinian elections, Said Siyam received more votes than any other candidate and was elected as a member of parliament. he then formed the hamas executive force to act as a security body, and in 2006 and 2007 he helped to coordinate hamas' expulsion of fatah security forces from gaza. in 2008 he led the hamas assault on the fatah-aligned hills clan, sending the clan members into israeli territory to seek refuge.
thursday, israeli attacks on gazan media continued. israeli shelling targeted the ash-shuruq towers in downtown gaza city, injuring a journalist and cameraman for abu dhabi TV. the building houses several media outlets including reuters, NBC and al-arabiya news. reuters reporters in the building reported the strike, which resulted in fire.
an international aid ship of the Free Gaza movement was stopped by israeli naval force before entering gaza. the ship carried one ton of medical aid. the small boat was surrounded by isreli gunships about 100 miles from gazan shores. this is the second time that a Free Gaza movement boat was prevented from reaching gazan territory by the israeli navy. click here it view a press statement made earlier in the day. for more information visit: http://freegaza.org/
an air strike in the sheikh radwand neighborhood of gaza city killed three people and injured at least 25 others. one unnamed palestinian was killed in an air strike in rafah. other sites were shelled on thursday including a hospital, the bashir mosque and the al-arqam school.
israeli ground forces fired on palestinian civilians attempting to find shelter in al-quds red cross hospital in tel al-hawa. eye witness reports from international observers state that israeli snipers fired on palestinian civilians as they approached the hospital. an australian volunteer at al-quds hospital, Sharon Locke reported: "They shot a young girl in the face and abdomen. She is now being operated on. The father of the family was shot in the leg and fell to the ground...The mother was screaming that one of her daughters was still outside, behind a bush, too scared to move. Mohammed, a medic I have been working with, ran outside and carried her to the hospital." at least 600 palestinians were being sheltered in the hospital but were evacuated to a UN school after the hospital was shelled by israeli forces and caught fire.
Palestinian firefighters walk inside the United Nations headquarters after it was hit in Israeli bombardment in Gaza City, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009. (AP)reports have emerged from UN officials on thursday that israeli forces fired white phosphorus at a United Nations building in gaza city. eye witnesses report seeing at least three white phosphoruis shells striking the building, injuring three people. the chemical burned the building and fires were seen throughout the day. the UN reported that 700 palestinians were sheltered inside the building and that the israeli military saw that the building was clearly marked with the UN seal. the israeli military also maintains a record of the coordinates of all UN buildings.
thursday saw 24 hours of consistent shelling in gaza city's tel al-hawa neighborhood. the shelling killed at least 23 palestinians. during the siege in tel al-hawa, a UN site was attacked, a red cross hospital was attacked and numerous residents were seized by israeli forces.
also on thursday, israeli human rights group b'tselem published a report detailing the killing of a palestinian woman in huza'ah, east of khan younis in gaza. the womwn had left her home, carrying a white flag, and was shot and killed by israeli forces. the woman has been identified as Ravhiya an-Najar, 50-years-old. the report states that she left her home to locate a safe passage for her family to evacuate their threatened home and while waving the white flag, an international symbol of civilian surrender, she was shot in the head on the front stoop of her house.
palestinian media is reporting that two fighters with the mujahideen brigades were killed in clashes with israeli ground forces in tel al-hawa. the men have been named as Ahmad al-Bitar and Ahed Abu Asi.
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FRIDAY, January 16th:
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friday, israeli shelling killed a 6-year-old girl in jabaliya after an artillery shell fell near a grouping of children. in rafah's an-nejma market, located inside the ash-shaboura refugee camp, 14-year-old Issa Ermelat was killed when the area was shelled by israeli artillery forces. a second, unnamed person was also injured in the shelling.
three palestinian resistance fighters with the nasser salah addin brigades were announced killed on friday. they have been named as Abed ar-Rahman as-Suri, Mohammad Issa ash-Sharafi and Amir Abu Riyala. the men were killed when an unmanned predator drone fired a missile at the fighters. a fourth fighter was also killed on friday. Hamuda Thabet, a commander with the national resistance brigades, was killed in the an-nasser neighborhood of rafah.
friday afternoon, Mamdouh Abdel Latif Abu Ruk died from injuries sustained january 14th in abassan.
friday, israeli air strikes killed 14 palestinians in two seperate strikes. the first, at 8:15pm targeted the ash-shujaieyah area of eastern gaza city. in this attack, 10 palestinians in one house were killed. minutes later, a second air strike, this time in jabaliya, killed four palestinians. a third air strike was also reported in the as-saftawi area of northern gaza city. at the time of writing details about this strike were unclear as palestinian medical crews were unable to reach the area.
a home in the al-bureij refugee camp was targeted in an israeli air strike, killing a mother and her five children. the dead have been identified as Manal, 30 and her children Wala, 12, Izz ad-Din, 8, Bilal, 10, Islam, 11 and Ihsan, 7-years-old.
one man was killed in an israeli air strike in rafah. he was killed as he rode his motorcycle. around 4pm, three members of the same family were killed in an israeli air strike in rafah. two additional people were killed when their car was struck with an israeli missile near the al-ahli hospital in gaza city. a third person was also injured in the strike.
in total, at least 48 palestinians were killed on friday by israeli forces.
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saturday, israeli forces once again shelled a united nations school, this time in beit lahiya, northern gaza. the shelling killed a woman and her son and injured several others. at least two israeli rockets struck the school as palestinian civilians amassed inside to seek shelter from the israeli ground assault.
israeli forces continued to shell densely populated areas with white phosphorus shells. on saturday, these weapons were fired at the karama tower apartments in northern gaza. the chemical weapons killed three people, burning them completely. according to the head of ambulances and emergency services in the palestinian ministry of health, white phosphorus shelling killed 13 people on saturday! some of these bodies were burned beyond identification.
numerous other areas of gaza were continually shelled on saturday. heavy artillery shelling was reported in gaza city's tel al-hawa, karama and at-tawam neighborhoods. israeli naval forces also shelled the shore of ash-shati refugee camp in western gaza. in jabaliya, israeli artillery shelling targeted the taha mosque in the eastern section of the city. in beit lahiya, in the north, israeli artillery shelling caused numerous homes in the ad-duwar area to catch on fire.
at least four israeli soldiers were injured outside of gaza city when palestinian fighters fired mortars on their position. israeli officials reported that while the soldiers were in fact wounded, their injuries may be the result of "friendly fire."
in southern gaza, israeli forces used white phosphorus shelling to target areas of khan youis including the al-hasayneh area west of an-nusseirat. the shelling damaged numerous homes including that of the Muhadi family. in al-amour, in southern gaza near rafah, two palestinians were killed in israeli shelling. palestinian medics discovered two bodies in southern gaza, killed by israeli shelling in khan younis' al-fakhari area. the two men, said to be brothers, have been identified as Ibrahim and Kassab Muhammad Sharab.
also in the rafah area of southern gaza, israeli forces bombed the al-mawarej area, the abu al-enan supermarket, two homes in the al-barahmeh area and several sites near the egyptian border.
PCHR WEEKLY REPORT: Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Have Continued Their War on the Gaza for the 3rd Consecutive Week under International Silence
PCHR REPORT: 22nd Day of Continuous IOF Attacks on the Gaza Strip
PCHR REPORT: 22nd Day of Continuous IOF Attacks on the Gaza Strip
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SUNDAY, January 18th: Ceasefire Day 1
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sunday, at 2am begun the israeli-gazan provisional ceasefire. the agreement states that while israeli forces will remain in gaza, they will halt their artillery shelling, air strikes and ground assaults as long as the palestinian resistance groups cease launching projectiles into israeli territory. hamas and other palestinian factions have expressed disagreement with the conditions of the ceasefire, but at present, the position of their military wings in unclear. numerous factions deplored the request that they abandon armed resistance to the israeli invasion and occupation, and hamas leaders criticized the israeli government for negotiating the ceasefire with fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas and a hamas representative in lebanon named Usama Hamdan. hamas' leadership in gaza insisted that THEY are the representatives to be negotiated with, not leaders based in other countries. generally, most factions initially rejected the deal as it did not include a promise of withdrawal of israeli forces from gaza.
later on sunday, hamas and islamic jihad representatives, on behalf of the united palestinian resistance announced that they are willing to enter into a ceasefire, under the condition that israeli forces completely withdrawal from the gaza strip in one week. a hamas official based in syria, Mousa Abu Marzouk stated: "We the Palestinian resistance factions declare a cease-fire from our side in Gaza and we confirm our stance that the enemy's troops must withdraw from Gaza within a week." a second hamas official, Ayman Taha, based in egypt, stated that hamas agrees to the ceasefire, urging israel to open gaza's borders to allow in food, medical supplies and other basic goods. israeli government officials responded to these remarks, stating that they can not establish a timetable for troop withdrawals until there is a complete cessation of rocket fire from gaza. Daoud Shihab, an official with islamic jihad affirmed that his group would also abide by the ceasefire, and stated that "other smaller militant groups" have agreed to follow suit. Shihab announced that the united palestinian resistance would issue a formal statement later on sunday adding, "The resistance won on the ground and now we will go onto the political battle.”
this joint statement of the palestinian resistance was released late sunday and stated: "We the Palestinian resistant factions, announce a ceasefire from our side in Gaza Strip. We confirm our stance and our demand for Israeli troops to withdraw from Gaza in a week, that Israel opens the borders, and crossing points for humanitarian aid convoys.” this statement was endorsed by hamas, islamic jihad, fatah, the democratic front for the liberation of palestine and "other smaller militant groups" including the popular resistance committees.
only one known palestinian faction, the popular front for the liberation of palestine, rejected the ceasefire plans. in an interview with ma'an news, a PFLP representative stated that the movement was fundamentally opposed to both the previous (June 19th-December 19, 2008) ceasefire as well as the current ceasefire under discussion. it is unclear at this time if the armed wing of the PFLP, the abu ali mustafa brigades will attack israeli forces or launch projectiles at israeli targets in opposition to the ceasefire.
one other previously unknown palestinian faction, calling itself the hezbollah brigades of palestine also appears to be against the proposed ceasefire. though the group has not released any political statements, they have launched at least four projectiles at israeli territory during the ceasefire period.
despite the PFLP and the hezbollah brigades rejecting the ceasefire the plan is underway and israeli forces and palestinian fighters have, for the most part, stopped attacking one another. approximately 10 hours after the start of the ceasefire, israeli forces shot and killed a palestinian civilain. Abd as-Samad Abu Rejlieh, a 24-year-old farmer, was killed as he surveyed damage to his land from the israeli ground assault. following the killing of Rejlieh, israeli forces injured a mother and her daughter in an attack on a house in beit hanoun, in northern gaza. throughout the unmanned drones flew over gaza and some artillery shelling continued in rafah, injuring a number of people. in easten gaza city's at-tuffah neighborhood, there were reports of continued shelling with white phosphorus. eye witness reports also state that an israeli helicopter opened fire at a group of civilians waiting in line at an ATM near the bank of palestine in jabaliya.
news footage filmed by al-jazeera documented one family returning to their neighborhood following the ceasefire. the family found that their home was destroyed, and that more than 25 bodies were buried in the rubble. medics and recover teams report finding many bodies throughout gaza, many left decaying for multiple days. many of the dead are women and children killed when their homes and shelters were shelled. after tank brigades withdrew from beit lahiya, four bodies were found underneath rubble in the at-atarah neighborhood.
palestinian medics located at least 100 dead bodies on sunday while searching through destroyed buildings and rubble throughout the gaza strip.
armed clashes between israeli ground forces and palestinian fighters was reported in northern gaza, near jabaliya.
the gaza strip remains split into two sectors, northern and southern as israeli ground forces remain stationed in central gaza near the former site of the netzarim settlement.
for more information on the ceasefire visit:
BBC: Israel declares ceasefire in Gaza
BBC: Olmert declares ceasefire [Excerpts]
BBC: Ceasefire may not end Gaza war
Ha'aretz: Israel's unilateral cease-fire in Gaza goes into effect
Ha'aretz: Hamas - Israel cease-fire declaration not enough, we`ll continue resistance
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MONDAY, January 19th: Ceasefire Day 2
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monday, as the ceasefire entered its second day, israeli naval forces violated the calm by shelling areas west of gaza city. eye witness reports state that a naval gunboat aimed and fired towards gaza city, striking an area to the west of the city limits.
israeli ground forces have continued to withdrawal, partially leaving gaza city and opening up the roads leading from northern and central gaza. roads along gaza's western border have also began to open up as additional ground forces depart. in southern gaza, soldiers have been seen leaving from the rafah and khan younis area, while in northern gaza, most ground forces have withdrawn to near the border barrier.
three palestinians died on monday from injuries they has previously sustained during the gaza invasion. all three were patients at ash-shifa hospital. an additional 12 dead bodies were discovered by medics on monday.
ISM Video and Reports on the use of White Phosphorus shells in Gaza
tuesday, three more palestinians died during the newly begun ceasefire, bringing the total killed since the ceasefire started to 4.-----------------------
Tuesday, January 20th: Ceasefire Day 3
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Tuesday, January 20th: Ceasefire Day 3
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on tuesday, two children were killed by a bomb left behind by israeli ground forces. the children were brother and sister and have since been identified as 10-year-old Abdallah Hassanain and 11-year-old Shurouq Hassanain. the children found the explosive device in the ash-sha'f neighborhood of eastern gaza city.
the third fatality on tuesday came when a palestinian farmer was shot and killed east of jabaliya. his name was not yet been released at time of reporting.
also on tuesday, israeli ground forces re-invaded the gaza strip, razing agricultural lands in central gaza. armoured bulldozers and tanks were seen invading near kissufim military base and in al-maghazi, both in central gaza.
shelling was also reported in open areas west of gaza city. it is thought that this shelling originated from warships.
tuesday, the palestinian legislative council has released a statement reporting that at least 250 gazans were captured by6 israeli forces during ground fighting, and that these people are currently in jails in the negev desert. the conditions are said to be disgraceful including housing the prisoners in overcrowded outdoor tents, denial of medical treatment and harsh interrogations.
the gazan government has also issued a report detailing the deaths of police officers during the three week air and ground operation. according to a press conference held on tuesday, 230 palestinian police officer employed by the gazan government were killed between december 27th and january 18th. included in these deaths is the chief of police, Tawfiq Jaber. Islam Shawan, spokesmen for the gazan security forces stated that nearly all of the police stations have been destroyed.
global human rights group amnesty international has issues a report stated that they have "indisputable evidence" that israeli forces illegally used white phosphorus munitions in densely populated civilian areas. the amnesty international fact finding team based in gaza completed a four day on the ground investigation, and reported that the chemical weapons were dropped in "densely populated residential areas of Gaza City" and confirmed that the weapons were used in the bombing of the united nations building in gaza city on january 15th as well as the bombing of al-quds hospital on the same day.
white phosphorus "wedges" rain down on the UN compound in gaza city (BBC)investigators found fires still burning from the white phosphorus "wedges," as well as spent shells and other physical evidence. Christopher Cobb-Smith, a chemical weapons expert in gaza investigating stated: "Yesterday, we saw streets and alleyways littered with evidence of the use of white phosphorus, including still-burning wedges and the remnants of the shells and canisters fired by the Israeli army."
white phosphorus "wedges" rain down on the UN compound in gaza city (BBC)ma'an new further explained the shelling: "When each 155mm artillery shell bursts, the weaponized chemical deploys 116 wedges impregnated with white phosphorus that ignite on contact with oxygen and can scatter. Depending on the height at which it is burst, as well as wind conditions, particles can spread over an area at least the size of a football field."
for more information:
http://maannews.net/en/index.php?opr=ShowDetails&ID=35163
Q&A: White phosphorus injuries(BBC)
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Thursday, January 22th: Ceasefire Day 5
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thursday, israeli naval forces violated the 5-day-old ceasefire by shelling the gaza coast, injuring seven. the as-sudaniya area, northwest of gaza city, was hot with multiple artillery shells fired from naval ships.
two additional palestinians died in egyptian hospitals from injuries they sustained during the three week offensive in gaza. they have been named as Tamer Omar al-Louh, 22, and Azzam Mu'awad ash-Shafe'y, 24.
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Friday, January 23th: Ceasefire Day 6
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two palestinians died friday from injuries they sustained in the 23-day gaza invasion. both were receiving medial care in egyptian hospitals.
two additional bodies were also discovered on friday in rubble in gaza city' al-muntada area.
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Sunday, January 25th: Ceasefire Day 8
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an palestinian infant died on sunday from injuries she sustained during the israeli ground invasion. 6-month-old Nancy Wakid, died from breathing problems associated with inhaling white phosphorus. she was exposed to the chemical weapons during the shelling of the zaytoun neighborhood of gaza city.
two additional, unnamed palestinians died on sunday in egyptian hospitals. their bodies were transported to gazan for burial.
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...After the Invasion...
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- throughout the 23 days of fighting that constituted "operation cast lead," israeli forces destroyed 41 gazan mosques. 16 of these mosques were in gaza city, 19 in northern gaza, and 6 in other locations. also, 5 cemeteries were shelled during the fighting.
- throughout the 23 days of fighting that constituted "operation cast lead," israeli forces killed 9 government medical service workers including three doctors. the dead have been named as: Dr. Ehab Omar Al-Madhoon (General Doctor), Dr. Ehab Jaser Al-Sha’er (Dermatologist), Dr Issa Abdurrahman Saleh (Dentist), Yaser Kamal Shbare (Nurse), Ahmed Subhi Al-Khateeb (Physiotherapy), Saeed Mahmud Al-Omari (Security Services), Mahmud Abu Haseera (Volunteer Nurse), Ra’fat Abd Al-‘Al (Volunteer Medic), Anas Fadel Na’eem (Volunteer Medic).
- throughout the 23 days of fighting that constituted "operation cast lead," israeli forces caused $170,000,000- $200,000,000 (USD) in damage to gazan farms and agricultural lands. this includes $110,000,000 in livestock as well as 1,000 damaged irrigation wells, egg incubators and green houses.
- throughout the 23 days of fighting that constituted "operation cast lead," israeli forces caused $15,000,000 (USD) worth of damage to the islamic university of gaza city.
In this image taken from APTN video, Palestinian men carry two injured children into hospital after Israeli aircraft struck Hamas security compounds across Gaza in Gaza City on Saturday Dec. 27, 2008.
A Palestinian kisses the head of Christian Palestinian, Christine Turk, during her funeral in Deir al-Laten Church in Gaza January 2, 2009. (Reuters)
Wounded Palestinian children are carried to a hospital after an Israeli air strike on the home of senior Hamas leader Nizar Rayyan in Gaza, January 1, 2009. (Reuters) -----------------------
FROM THE PALESTINIAN RESISTANCE:
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A Hamas fighter in the Gaza Strip, October 2008. (MaanImages)following the air strikes that killed hundreds of palestinians, resistance fighters from gaza launched a series of projectiles at israeli targets, killing one man and injuring five. the man was killed when his home in netivot was hit with a soviet-made grad missile. homemade palestinian rockets were also reported to have struck ashkelon and kiryat gat.
following the initial early morning air strikes, hamas' armed wing, the al-qassam brigades carried out a number of attacks against israeli forces. the brigades launched 44 homemade projectiles and two grad missiles. the brigades carried out over 20 separate launches targeting military and civilian areas with 46 projectiles. hamas detailed the projectile strikes in four communiques located here, here, here and here. the qassam brigades snipers also claim to have shot two israeli soldiers around 2pm.
in total following the air strikes on saturday, palestinain fighters launched approximately 60 projectiles including two grad missiles and two katyusha rockets. the katuyusha rockets struck the northern negev desert city of ashod and israeli authorities are calling this "the furthest reaching [projectile] yet." the two rockets landed nearly 30 km from gaza and caused no injuries or material damage.
sunday saw the palestinian resistance continue its launching of projectiles. the al-qassam brigade launched two homemade projectiles at nir oz, one homemade projectile at ami ayalon, and two grad missiles at ashod. islamic jihad's al-quds brigades launched two homemade projectiles at ashkelon. the nasser salah addin brigades of the popular resistance committees launched three projectiles at sderot and an undeclared number of projectiles at the zekeim military base. the national resistance brigades of the democratic front for the liberation of palestine launched four homemade projectiles at the sufa military base. a group calling itself the "hizbullah brigades," claim to have launched three homemade projectiles at sdetrot. the al-aqsa brigades of fatah launched two homemade rockets at sderot and ashkelon. the abu ali mustafa brigades of the popular front for the liberation of palestine launched five homemade projectiles at targets in the western negev as well as the town of ashkelon. the abu ali mustafa brigades also launched four homemade projectiles at kfar aza and five at kerem shalom military base.
monaday, palestinian projectile attacks killed a second israeli civilian and injured 14 others. most of the injured are palestinian workers from the gailee village of manda. the unnamed israeli was killed when a grad missile landed in a construction site in ashkelon. eight additional projectiles struck ashekelon causing no injuries. the national resistance brigades, launched four homemade projectiles at kfar azza and ashkelon. an unnamed palestinian faction launched five projectiles at sderot.
in total, the palestinian resistance launched more than 12 projectiles monday night in a multi-factional coordinated series of launches.
monday night, palestinian projectile fire killed one israeli soldier and one israeli civilian while injuring 34 others. the strike included at least one grad missile as well as smaller rocket fire on population centers in the western negev desert. the soldier was killed when his military base was hit with a mortar near gaza's northern border. the civilian woman died in ashod when the bus stop she was under was ht with shrapnel from a grad missile. also on tuesday, four israelis were injured in sderot.
from the palestinian resistance we see a continuation of rocket fire throughout tuesday. the al-aqsa martyrs brigades in cooperation with the abu ali mustafa brigades launched three mortar shells targeting israeli tanks behind sufa gate east of rafah. the al-qassam brigades launched one grad missile at ashkelon and a number of projectiles at ashod. the al-quds brigades report launching three homemade projectiles at ashkelon and two homemade rockets at sderot. the nasser salah addin brigades report launching five mortars at the israeli military site of nahal oz, and additional projectiles at ashod. an unknown group calling itself the "eagles of palestine" launched two projectiles at sderot. the national resistance brigades launched one homemade projectile at ashkelon.
tuesday saw a notable advancement in palestinian rocket fire. while on sunday, the palestinians unveiled for the first time that they were in possession of grad missiles that could reach the northern city of ashod, on tuesday, a homemade projectile landed in rahat, 25 km east of gaza. also for the first time ever, a palestinian-fired, katyusha rocket struck the israeli city of be'er sheva, 37km from the gaza border. the al-qassam brigades claimed responsibility for the katyusha strike. the strike on be'er sheva is the farthest east a palestinian projectile has ever reached. the second farthest was tuesday's strike on rahat.
palestinian projectile fire continued on wednesday with approximately 19 launches. the attacks injured one man in ashkelon. the al-qassam brigades launched 8 projectiles at be'er sheva, keryat mlakhi, ofakim, sderot, ashkelon and ashod. the al-quds brigades launched 8 projectiles at ashkelon and sderot. the nasser salah addin brigades launched one projectile at sderot. the national resistance brigades launched two homemade projectiles at ashkelon and the sufa military base. the al-aqsa brigades launched five projectiles at sderot and the military post of zekeim.
thursday, the al-qasaam brigades launched a projectile that struck the netsarim airbase, south of be'eer sheva. the al-aqsa brigades launched at least one homemade projectile at azzata. the brigades also launched three projectiles at sderot. the al-quds brigades launched two projectiles at sderot and kfar azza. the national resistance brigades launched two projectiles. fatah's al-mujahedin brigades launched two projectiles at the suga crossing. the "eagles of palestine" launched two projectiles, one at sderot and one at kraf azza. lastly, the nasser salah addin brigades launched two projectiles at kerem shalom crossing and the nerim kibbutz.
overnight thursday, the national resistance brigades launched 12 projectiles at israeli targets including the nahal oz crossing, kibbutz sa'd, ashkelon, sderot and a military site east of juhr ad-dik. two israeli women were lightly injured in the attack on ashkelon.
friday, the nasser salah adin brigades launched two homemade projectiles at the nir oz kibbutz.
saturday, al-aqsa martyrs brigades launched three homemade projectiles at the israeli intelligence building at kisufim. the abu ali mustafa brigades in conjunction with the al-quds brigades shelled an israeli army engineering east of beit hanoun. the two brigades also targeted israeli sites near the nerez crossing and naveh ha'tsera. the brigades also jointly claimed the launching of two homemade projectiles at ashkelon, as well as the shelling of sderot with four homemade projectiles, and the shelling of askol with two.
during the ground invasion, palestinian resistance fighters continue to send reports of their projectile launchings, clashes and causalities. al-aqsa brigades reports that five of its fighters were wounded in clashes with israeli soldiers near the karni crossing. the brigades also report clashing with israeli soldiers in neizarim, gaza city, beit hanoun, beit lahiya and rafah. the nasser salah addin brigades report clashing with israeli soldiers east of jabaliya refugee camp. the brigades report firing three projectiles at the invading soldiers. the al-quds brigades report attacking an israeli tank with a rocket-propelled-grenade near the al-ja'al gas station east of gaza city. they also report detonating an explosive device targeting and israeli tank near gaza city's zaitoun neighborhood. the brigades also report clashing with israeli soldiers in gaza city. the al-quds brigades, in conjunction with the "eagles of palestine" jointly clashed with israeli soldiers near the karni crossing. the abu ali mustafa brigades report clashing with israeli forces east of gaza city. the report firing projectiles and mortars at the invading army and injuring numerous soldiers.
the nasser salah addin brigades report launching two projectiles at kfar azza, injuring two israeli soldiers. the al-qasam brigades report launching two homemade projectiles at mefaisim, as well as at soldiers stationed near the camera military base. the brigades also report launching two rockets at the zekeim military base, one at yad murdakhai, three mortars at nahal oz and one grad at ashod. the al-aqsa brigadfes report firing three mortars at nahal oz and one rocket at sderot. the abu ali mustafa brigades report launching projectiles at israeli sites in the western negev desert as well at ashkelon.
in total on sunday, palestinian fighters launched at least 50 projectiles into israeli territory while the ground invasion was ongoing. these projectiles injured four israelis. according to israeli sources, two rockets struck eshkol, seven hit sderto, one grad rocket struck ashod and two grads hit netivot.
monday saw a continuation of palestinian projectile fire despite the fact that israeli ground forces were operating in the area. israeli sources report that an air force base was hit with projectiles of an unknown type, a grad missile struck near ashod, six homemade projectiles struck ashkelon and several mortars struck the sha'ar hanegev area, east of gaza. the al-qasaam brigades launched two grad missiles at hatsur military air base in kiryat malachi. this is the first time this military site was targeted with palestinian projectile fire. the qassam brigades also report shooting two soldiers in beit lahiya and one soldier in beit hanoun. the brigades also report hitting two tanks, as well as an armored bulldozer with rocket-propelled-grenades. the qassam brigades also report detonating an underground explosive charge targeting a passing military personnel carrier.
a palestinian group calling itself the army of the nations claims to have launched three mortars at a convoy of israeli tanks adjacent to a car dealer in eastern gaza city. the al-quds brigades report detonating a landmine targeting an israeli tank in the zaytoun neighborhood of gaza city.
the al-qassam brigades increased their verbal threats to israeli authorities following the ground invasion entering its second day. the brigades made an address to israeli authorities via hamas-controlled al-aqsa TV. in the statement the spokesmen for the qassam brigades, Abu Ubayda, threatened to expand the targets for projectile attacks to include the city of tel aviv, as well as the israeli nuclear site in dimona. Ubayda also reissued a threat that additional israeli soldiers would be captured and held as prisoners if the ground offensive continued. on monday, israeli soldiers blocked an attempt by palestinian fighters to capture a soldier in an attack on a tunnel. the soldier was able to escape the attempted capture by palestinian fighters.
on monday, january 5th, palestinian fighters fired more than 40+ rockets striking ashkelon, ashod, sderot, kiryat malakhi, netivot, be'er sheva.
on tuesday, january 6th, palestinian projectile fire struck netivot, eshkol, gedera. at least one of these projectile strikes was carried out with a 1960s-era grad rocket. also on tuesday, a palestinian suicide bomber attacked israeli troops in an unclear series of events. according to hamas, the fighter lured soldiers into a building in beit lahiya and while the soldiers fought with palestinian fighters, the bomber detonated himself inside of an israeli tank. israeli fores report that they shot and killed a suicide bomber who slightly injured one soldier.
since the air strikes began on saturday, december 27th, palestinians projectiles have killed four israelis (3 civilians and one soldier) and injured at least 54. according to ha'aretz, at least 40 of the projectiles launched were commercially made katyusha rockets, which have struck targets up to 43km away from their gaza launch sites.
wednesday, the qassam brigades launched five homemade projectiles at sderot and two mortars at israeli ground forces east of al-maghazi refugee camp. the qassam brigades also launched two homemade projectiles and 15 mortars at invading israeli ground forces in the zaytoun neighborhood of gaza city. also on wednesday, the qassam brigade released a video showing palestinian fighters shooting an israeli soldier. the al-quds brigades launched six homemade rockets at sderot, eshkol, beeri and the military base at sufa crossing. the al-aqsa martyrs brigades launched two homemade projectiles at sderot at sha'ar hanegev.
in total, up to 25 homemade projectiles struck israeli targets on wednesday according to israeli military sources.
thursday morning, two commercially-made katyusha rockets were fired from southern lebanon into northern israel, lightly injuring two israelis. since the rockets were fired from hezbollah-controlled territory, the shia resistance group was the initially accused. hezbollah's al-manar TV reported that the lebanese group did not fire the rockets. israeli military sources have reported that they suspect a palestinian group to have foire the rockets from lebanon. hamas has denied launching the rockets. israeli forces responded to the rockets by shelling areas of southern lebanon.
palestinian resistance fighters launched at least 25 projectiles on thursday, injuring four israelis. the rockets struck targets in be'er sheva, ashkelon and eshkol. fighters also launched mortars at the southern negev desert, injuring seven israeli soldiers. the qassam brigades launched one grad missile at ashkelon, one grad missile at ashod, and three homemade rockets at sderot. qassm fighters also report attacking a house in jabaliya being used as a temporary base for israeli soldiers. the aqsa brigades report targeting an armoured vehicle with an explosive device east of as-salteen neighborhood in northern gaza. the aqsa brigade in conjunction with the nasser salah addin brigades report launching two homemade projectiles at azzata and two homemade projectiles at kisufim military base. the nasser salah addin brigades also report shelling israeli soldiers and vehicles easy of zaytoun neighborhood of gaza city. they also report launching 17 projectiles at juhor ad-dik. the national resistance brigades along with the al-quds brigades report destroying an israeli tank with two explosive devices in juhor ad-dik, a well as firing four rocket-propelled-grenades at israeli soldiers in beit lahiya and another area known as souq as-sayarat east of gaza city. the abu ali mustafa brigades report launching two projectiles at sderot.
friday morning, despite the negotiations for a UN-brokered ceasefire, palestinian fighters continued to launch projectiles at israeli targets. israeli authorities report 20 projectiles landing in israeli territory on friday morning including four grad missiles which landed near be'er sheva. hamas' qassam brigades report that they possess grad missiles capable of reaching 45km. the brigades report targeting tal nof airbase, tselem military base, ashkelon, kibbutz al-ayn al-thalitha and sderot with projectiles. the qasaam brigades also report clashing with israeli ground forces in beit lahiya in northern gaza.
saturday, the al-quds brigades released images of captured israeli military equipment including a shoulder fired rocket launcher. the brigades claim to have captured the weapons while attacking israeli troops north of gaza city. the images can be seen on the group's website
on saturday, numerous palestinian factions, including the quds brigades, the qassam brigades, jaysh al-umma, the eagles of palestine, and the national resistance brigades report clashing with israeli ground forces. the brigades collectively launched tens of projectiles including four grad missiles, homemade rockets and mortars. israeli military officials report projectile attacks in ashkelon, eshkol, an israeli army base near gaza, a military base at nahal oz and a gathering of tanks east of al-maghazi refugee camp. the brigades also report attacking israeli ground forces with rocket-propelled-grenades, explosive devices and shooting ambushes. for more resistance reports from saturday, visit:
http://maannews.net/en/index.php?opr=ShowDetails&ID=34845
http://maannews.net/en/index.php?opr=ShowDetails&ID=34830
sunday, the al-aqsa brigades launched two homemade projectiles at kfar azza. also on sunday, the kamal udwan brigades, a military wing of fatah and the PLO launched four mortars at an israeli military site east of gaza city.
sunday, the qassam brigades announced that it was in possession of missiles with an even farther range then those that struck be'er sheva and ashkelon in the previous weeks. the brigades released a statement reporting that they had missiles capable of reaching 50km from gaza. the report stated that this was in range of a silo of patriot missiles, as well as a military base near tel aviv.
the qassam brigade reported on monday that they captured an israeli soldier, but that the soldier was later killed in an israeli air strike as he sat in a safe house. the israeli military had refused to comment on the incident. the brigades issued a statement following the attack claiming that the soldier was intentionally killed so that the army could avoid having to find him or negotiate for his release.
also on tuesday, the al-aqsa brigades claim to have killed 12 israeli soldiers in a suicide bombing attack in northern gaza. the brigades claim that 22-year-old Abd Ar-Rahman Bawady detonated his explosive device inside of a house among israeli soldiers. the israeli army has not conformed the incident.
in total on tuesday, at least 20 palestinian projectiles struck israeli targets. strikes were reported in ashkelon, the sha'ar hanegev regional council, eshkol and ofakim. additional mortar and rocket strikes were reported targeting israeli ground fores inside of the gaza strip.
tuesday, for the second time since "operation cast lead" begun, rockets fired from lebanon struck northern israel. this time, the upper galilee was struck with "a number" of katyusha rockets, launched from near the town of hasbaya. israeli air forces responded by bombing and shelling numerous areas of southern lebanon. the rockets caused no injuries. both the lebanese military and hezbollah denied responsibility for the attacks.
thursday, palestinian fighter launched at least 15 projectiles at israeli targets. eight rockets struck eshkol and five struck sderot. other rockets struck kiryat gat and ashkelon. the launches were claimed by the nasser salah addin brigades, the al-quds brigades and the al-abbas brigades, the military wing of the palestinian liberation front. the qassam brigade report launching projectiles at israeli artillery forces east of al-bureij in central gaza. the qassam brigade in cooperation with the al-quds brigades report firing two rocket-propelled-grenades at an israeli tank near the al-khazendar station in the as-sudania area of northern gaza. other ground clashes were reported by palestinian fighters affiliated with the al-quds brigades, the nasser salah addin bridges and the al-aqsa brigades.
friday, the qassam brigades report shooting an israeli soldier and shelling israeli ground forces in gaza's ar-rayes area. the brigades also report launching several homemade projectiles at israeli military forces stationed east of al-bureij in central gaza. the nasser salah addin brigades fired a rocket-propelled-grenade at israeli armoured forces in tel al-islam, southwest of gaza city. the al-aqsa brigades report clashing with israeli undercover forces near as-surani hill, east of gaza city. the national resistance brigades launched two homemade projectiles at israeli military forces stationed at the kissufim military base on the gaza-israeli border. the qassam brigades report attacking an israeli tank with explosives in the al-mughraqa area in the southern suburbs of gaza city. the brigades also report launching eight homemade rockets at soldiers positioned west of ash-shati refugee camp as well as launching two additional rockets at israeli army jeeps east of khan younis. the qassam brigades also report launching two homemade rockets at the israeli town of ofakim and one grad missile at an israeli military base located at netivot. the al-quds brigades, in cooperation with the eagles of palestine, launched three homemade rockets at israeli soldiers positioned at the former site of netzarim settlement.
saturday, an armed group calling itself the yasser arafat brigades report launching three projectiles of an unknown type at sderot. a group calling itself hezbollah in palestine report carrying out a suicide bombing targeting israeli soldiers near the az-zahra tower in gaza city. the brigade reports killing two israeli soldiers in the attack, though no independent confirmation of this could be found.
sunday, following the announcement of a ceasefire, palestinian rocket fire decreased but continued. a group calling itself the hezbollah brigades in palestine reported launching three projectiles at sderot in a campaign they have termed the "blade of gaza." israeli official report that ten rockets and three mortars were fired on sunday, lightly injuring one israeli woman in ashod. other rocket strikes were reported in ashkelon and the shapir regional council. israeli forces responded to these launches by bombing rocket launch sites.
monday, in continuation of their "blade of gaza" campaign, the group calling itself the hezbollah brigades of palestine launched two "radwan" projectiles into israeli territory
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REPORTS FROM THE PALESTINIAN RESISTANCE BRIGADES:
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sunday, the al-quds brigades released a military statement summarizing their military activity throughout "operation cast lead." while the brigades claims can not be verified, it is noteworthy to report what they are presenting as fact to the world. according to the quds brigades:
- 34 al-quds brigades fighters and leaders were killed during the operation.
- 262 projectiles were launched at israeli targets by the brigades during the operation, including 158 launched at ashkelon, sderot, kfar azza, nahal oz, nir oz, be'eri, nirim, miftahim and ashkol...the brigades report that these strikes injured 16 israelis.
- 77 mortars were fired at megan, kissufim and other groupings of israeli ground forces in and around gaza, injuring several soldiers.
- 27 rocket-propelled-grenades were fired and 32 explosive devices were detonated targeting armored vehicles and israeli ground forces.
- in total throughout the operation, the quds brigades claim responsibility for shooting 7 soldiers, killing 18 soldiers and injuring 56 soldiers.
monday, the al-aqsa martyrs brigades released a military statement summarizing their military activity throughout "operation cast lead." while the brigades claims can not be verified, it is noteworthy to report what they are presenting as fact to the world. according to the aqsa brigades:
- three al-aqsa brigades fighters were killed and 16 injured during "operation cast lead." of the 16 injured, three are said to be in critical condition.
- the brigades report launching a number of homemade projectiles at israeli targets, identifying 16 fired at ashkelon, 22 fired at sderot and 19 fired at various sites in the "western negev." the brigades also report firing one grad missile at ashkelon, 15 mortars at kissifim military site and 13 mortars at the al-bureij military site.
- the brigades report attacking three tanks and one armored vehicle with explosive devices.
- the brigades report heavy clashes with israeli ground forces in tel al-hawa, at-twam and eastern rafah.
- the brigades claim to have killed on israeli soldier in a sniper attack east of jabaliya. this attack has been confirmed by israeli sources.
monday, the al-qassam brigades released a military statement summarizing their military activity throughout "operation cast lead." while the brigades claims can not be verified, it is noteworthy to report what they are presenting as fact to the world. according to the qassam brigades:
- during "operation cast lead," 48 qassam brigade fighters were killed by israeli forces.
- during "operation cast lead," 49 israeli soldiers were killed by qassam brigade fighters.
- one israeli soldier was captured by qassam fighters. on december 29th fighters captured an israeli soldier east of jabaliya. the soldier was kept for two days in a safe house and guarded by four qassam fighters. qassam representatives contacted israeli forces who refused to negotiate for his release and instead, shelled the location killing the soldier along with three qassam fighters identified as Mohammad Abd Allah, Mohammad Obied and Eyad Hassan Ebeid.
- during "operation cast lead," the qassam brigades launched at least 980 projectiles including 345 homemade rockets, 213 grad missiles and 422 mortars,
- sniper units of the qassam brigades carried out 53 sniper attacks.
- 79 explosive devices were detonated targeting israeli armoured vehicles.
- 12 "traps" were set off targeting israeli forces.
- during "operation cast lead," qassam fighters clashed with israeli ground forces in 19 separate engagements.
- one suicide bombing was carried out, targeting an israeli tank west of beit lahiya. the bomber, Riziq Samy Soboh detonated the explosives, killing himself and igniting the tank.
tuesday, the al-mujahideen brigades, a smaller armed wing of fatah, released a military statement summarizing their military activity throughout "operation cast lead." while the brigades claims can not be verified, it is noteworthy to report what they are presenting as fact to the world. according to the mujahideen brigades:
- during "operation cast lead," 5 mujahideen brigade fighters were killed by israeli forces. they have been named as Ahed Abu Asy, Ahmad Al-Beetar, Zyad Al-Madhoon, Mohammad Abu Sh’eereh, and Mohammad Al-Banna.
- 42 projectiles were launched at israeli targets
- 13 mortars were fired at israeli ground forces inside the gaza strip
- fighters affiliated with the brigades engaged israeli forces in 9 sets of armed clashes.
thursday, the jihad jibril brigades, a smaller armed wing, released a military statement summarizing their military activity throughout "operation cast lead." while the brigades claims can not be verified, it is noteworthy to report what they are presenting as fact to the world. according to the mujahideen brigades:
- 126 homemade projectiles, 6 grad milliles and 88 mortars were launched at israeli targets
- 12 rocket-propelled grenades were fied at israeli ground forces
- three explosive devices were detonated targeting israeli ground forces
- 5 israeli soldiers were shot by brigade fighters
friday, the national resistance brigades, the armed wing of the democratic front for the liberation of palestine, released a military statement summarizing their military activity throughout "operation cast lead." while the brigades claims can not be verified, it is noteworthy to report what they are presenting as fact to the world. according to the national resistance brigades:
- 11 fighters and 2 commanders were killed in clashes with israeli forces and air strikes on homes and cars
- 7 homes belonging to brigade members were targeted in air strikes, as was the DFLP offices in gaza city
- the brigades carried out 17 attacks on israeli forces in cooperation with other brigades
- 88 projectiles were launched at israeli targets
- 60 mortar shells were launched at israeli ground forces
- 26 explosive devices were detonated targeting tanks and occupied homes inhabited by soldiers
- 3 snipers attacks were carried out
- 35 rocket-propelled-grenades were fired at israeli tanks
- 22 armed clashes were reported utilizing machine guns and rocket-propelled-grenades
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since "operation cast lead" began on december 27th, 2008, palestinian resistance fighters have launched at least 571 rockets and 205 mortar shells which struck inside of israeli territory. this does not count rockets and mortars fired at invading soldiers and military forces inside of gaza. these numbers are from the public forum for the israeli military and intelligence services.
Palestinian security force officer from Hamas walks outside the former headquarters of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas after it was hit in an Israeli missile strike in Gaza City, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008. (AP)hamas, fatah, islamic jihad and other palestinian factions have called for their forces to respond to israel through "any means necessary," signaling a willingness to adopt tactics that have been off the table for some time. fatah announced on sunday that it is instructing its military wings to resume bombing operations inside of israeli territory. hamas also has publicly called for the assassination of israeli officials including the minister of foreign affairs and top candidate for the prime ministership, Tzipi Livni as well as minister of defense Ehud Barak.
Palestinian youths throw stones towards Israeli border police officers in the village of Issawiya in Arab East Jerusalem in protest of the Israeli air strikes in Gaza December 27, 2008. (AP)in the west bank, protests of support broke out spontaneously in ramallah's city center, ad-deheisha refugee camp near ramallah, bethlehem, hebron, nablus, jerusalem and tulkarem. in east jerusalem, palestinian demonstrators clashed with israeli forces in shufat refugee camp during the demonstration. clashes between demonstrators and israeli forces were also reported at numerous other sites in the ramallah region including qalandiya village, ar-ram and al-isawiya. during the demonstrations in hebron, students from two universities marched to the bab az-zawiyah neighborhood and clashed with israeli forces positioned at the entrance of ash-shuhada street.
A Palestinian family rushes from the scene of an Israeli missile strike on a building in the Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008. (AP)on sunday solidarity protests continues throughout the world and in palestine. the weekly anti-wall protest in ni'lin continued into sunday where demonstrators clashed with israeli forces. during these clashes, one palestinian was killed and six others injured. the slain man has been named A'raft al-Khwaja. at least of of those injured, Mohammad al-Khawaja, 21, was shot in the head. on wednesday, january 31st, al-Khawaja died from his injuries.
A Palestinian protester throws stones at Israeli troops, not seen, during clashes at a demonstration against Israel's military operation in Gaza, in the Shuafat refugee camp, on the outskirts of Jerusalem, Friday, Jan.2, 2009. (AP)also on sunday, clashes continued in shufat refugee camp in east jerusalem and in hebron. in hebron, palestinian protesters threw moltov cocktails at an israeli military past near ibrahimi mosque and set fire to car tires. during these clashes, one israeli settler was injured with a stone. in ramallah, a sit-in was organized in the city center. in bethlehem, the city decided to turn off the christmass lights surrounding manger square, where jesus christ was born.
following the 1st day of protests, daily demonstrations throughout gaza and the west bank occurred. these daily protests have occured every day, for the first 3 weeks of the invasion. there have been far too many demonstrations, strikes, marchs and independent acts of resistance by the palestinian people to describe.
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GLOBAL ACTS OF SOLIDARITY & RESISTANCE:
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a little bit of gaza love from some friends in NYC. this can be seen in the South Bronxfrom the Bruckner Highway!
there were also demonstrations inside of israeli territory, such as the one by bedouins in rahat village in the negev desert. in this demonstration, approximately 400 bedouins joined together in a demonstration within israel's borders. similarly, hadash, a palestinian-friendly leftist israeli political party, held a demonstration in nazareth. there was also a demonstration organized by israeli leftists in tel aviv.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest near the Israeli Embassy in London Dcember 28, 2008, against the Israeli strikes on Gaza. (Reuters)1,300 people demonstrated in paris, france and 2,000 people demonstrated in london, england. there were also demonstrations held in western europe, candada, egypt, jordan, syria, iraq, turky, iran, bahrain, lebanon and the united states. the free gaza movement, which has previously sailed aid ships into gaza's ports announced that it is planning an emergency aid ship. that aid ship was attacked by the israeli navy but arrived in lebanon.
electronic intifada has collected pictures from some of the global demonstrations. they have built two photoessays located:
Photostory: World demonstrates for Gaza
Photostory: World demonstrates for Gaza, pt. 2
january 2nd saw thosands of demonstrators in protests organized after prayer services around the world. also on friday, israeli group "anarchists against the wall" blocked access to the sde dov air force base in north tel aviv. at least 21 members of the group were arrested. also inside of israel on friday, arab israelis (palestinians with israeli IDs) clashed with israeli police in tiberias, just north of the west bank's northern border. the protestos attacked police with rocks in protest of the ongoing gaza bombings.
Palestinian mourners, carry the body of Arafat Khawaja, 22, foreground and Mohammed Hamid, 18, during their funeral procession in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Monday, Dec. 29, 2008. (AP)protests continued monday in ramallah where clashes with israeli forces led to the deaths of two palestinians. in silwad, east of ramallah, israeli forces opened fire on demonstrators and killed Muhammad Hamid, 17. Hamid was shot three times in the stomach and chest. a second man, Arafat al-Khawaja, 20, was killed when he was shot at a demonstration near ramallah. six other demonstrators were shot and injured. this includes Muhammad al-Khawaja, Arafat's relative, who was shot in the head and critically injured.
monday afternoon in hebron, students at hebron university organized a demonstration in solidarity with gaza. the demonstration was attacked by israeli forces and nine palestinian students were injured. hundreds participated in the demonstration where student leaders spoke to crowds and encouraged palestinian unity in the face of israeli aggression. the demonstrators clashed with israeli soldiers stationed in hebron's old city to protect settlers. some palestinian demonstrators threw stones at the colonial settlements in the city center and southwestern suburbs. the protest occurred during hebron's second day of a general strike in solidarity with gaza.
in a further act of solidarity with the people of gaza, both the west bank and gaza strip will hold a general strike in the days following the massacre.
as more news arrives, the death toll will only climb. if the death toll numbers are confirmed, this would be the bloodiest day in the history of the gaza strip.
if you would like to help by donating money please visit:
- Palestinian Red Crescent, the local branch of the International Committee of the Red Cross-
http://maannews.net/en/index.php?opr=ShowDetails&ID=34246- Palestinian Red Crescent, the local branch of the International Committee of the Red Cross-
for more information:
Why would Israel bomb a university? - By Dr Akram Habeeb
Free Gaza ship attacked by Israeli Navy, diverts to Lebanon but taking on water
Ha'aretz ANALYSIS: Hamas is hoping for an IDF ground operation in Gaza
BBC: US tacitly backs Israel offensive
Press Release: Israeli shelling badly damages human rights offices
Blog of an international human rights worker in gaza
Obama's deadly silence
Jonathan Cook: The real goal of the slaughter in Gaza
US academic group decries the targeting of schools in Gaza
Water, sewage system "collapsing" in Gaza, says official
Why Mexicans don't fire rockets at the US - by Randall Kuhn
Exclusive interview by Ma'an news: The PFLP in Gaza and the Palestinian Resistance
Long road ahead for Gaza reconstruction, "if the ceasefire lasts"
sources:
Why would Israel bomb a university? - By Dr Akram Habeeb
Free Gaza ship attacked by Israeli Navy, diverts to Lebanon but taking on water
Ha'aretz ANALYSIS: Hamas is hoping for an IDF ground operation in Gaza
BBC: US tacitly backs Israel offensive
Press Release: Israeli shelling badly damages human rights offices
Blog of an international human rights worker in gaza
Obama's deadly silence
Jonathan Cook: The real goal of the slaughter in Gaza
US academic group decries the targeting of schools in Gaza
Water, sewage system "collapsing" in Gaza, says official
Why Mexicans don't fire rockets at the US - by Randall Kuhn
Exclusive interview by Ma'an news: The PFLP in Gaza and the Palestinian Resistance
Long road ahead for Gaza reconstruction, "if the ceasefire lasts"
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ISM report on the fatal shooting of a palestinian demonstrator in Ni'ilin village
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