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Gaza medics describe horror of strike which killed 70
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Growing evidence emerged today of the bloodiest single incident of the Gaza conflict when around 70 corpses were found by a Palestinian paramedic near a bombed-out house.
By Tim Butcher in Jerusalem
Last Updated: 9:25AM GMT 08 Jan 2009
Mohammed Shaheen, a volunteer with Palestinian Red Crescent, was in the first convoy of ambulances to reach the site of the blast in Zeitoun since it was first occupied then shelled by the Israeli army.
His testimony confirmed accounts, first reported in The Telegraph, from survivors of the extended al Samouni clan who said they feared between 60 and 70 family members had been killed.
"Inside the Samouni house I saw about ten bodies and outside another sixty,'' Mr Shaheen said.
"I was not able to count them accurately because there was not much time and we were looking for wounded people.
"We found fifteen people still alive but injured so we took them in the ambulances.
"I could see an Israeli army bulldozer knocking down houses nearby but we ran out of time and the Israeli soldiers started shooting at us.
"We had to leave about eight injured people behind because we could not get to them and it was no longer safe for us to stay.'' Mr Shaheen was in a convoy led by a jeep from the International Committee of the Red Cross that made its way down war-damaged tracks past demolished houses to the town of Zeitoun.
Concerns had been growing that Zeitoun had witnessed massive civilian casualties after surviving members of the Samouni clan reached Gaza City three days ago.
They said that after the Israeli army first took the town on Saturday night soldiers had ordered about 100 members of the clan to gather in a single house owned by Wael Samouni around dawn on Sunday.
At 6.35am on Monday the house was repeatedly shelled with appalling loss of civilian life.
A handful of survivors, some wounded, others carrying dead or dying infants, made it on foot to Gaza's main north-south road before they were given lifts to hospital. Three small children were buried in Gaza City that afternoon.
According to the survivors between 60 and 70 family members had been killed by shrapnel and falling masonry.
Convoys of ambulances twice headed to the area to look for wounded but they were driven back by Israeli shooting.
During today's three hour lull in offensive operations by Israel, the ICRC led the rescue convoy in although it took a long time for the convoy to make its way down war-damaged.
According to Mr Shaheen, the death toll was as high as described by the survivors. |
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Pretty ed up. |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| its 2006 all over again. i dont care what hamas (and now reportedly hezbollah too) are up to, it doesn't justify this amount of force. |
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| Ted Promo |
| invoking rule 34? |
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| Amduscias |
I have been looking at the news at CNN all these days, and i still do not understand why they are fighting...
One war ends another begins, wtf is wrong with these people. |
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| MeLLyMeL |
| quote: | Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
its 2006 all over again. i dont care what hamas (and now reportedly hezbollah too) are up to, it doesn't justify this amount of force. |
I agree.
Did you hear that a UN truck driver was killed bringing supplies to Gaza?
Someone from the UN in a marked UN Vehicle. That's so sad because now they refuse to send in supplies unless Israeli forces tone it down.
I used to be a full on backer for Israel but who can back them up when they are acting this way? Israel will soon lose their allies if they don't stop. Ridiculous. |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
its 2006 all over again. i dont care what hamas (and now reportedly hezbollah too) are up to, it doesn't justify this amount of force. |
Totally agree. |
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| Amduscias |
:( the other day i saw a picture of an injured BABY, that's just wrong.
She was all burnt, definetly would not survive |
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| Lebezniatnikov |
I figure this is as good a place as any to post this:
| quote: | he Moral Responsibilities of Israeli Soldiers
08 Jan 2009 11:59 am
Dear Soldier,
Here's the thing. You've got to help the children. You're not Hamas. You're better than Hamas. So act it. I once asked Abdel-Aziz Rantisi, the late, unlamented Hamas leader, if he would help an injured Jewish child if he came across one lying on the street. He said no. And he was a pediatrician by training!
You're not Rantisi. So when you operate, operate with the children in mind. It's a burden Hamas has placed on you -- it's no joy to fight an enemy who hides behind his children. But that's what you're facing. And when you come across scenes like the one described in this Washington Post story, help the children. Yes, I'm sure the Red Cross makes things up from time to time -- they don't like you and never have -- and I'm sure some of the Palestinian self-reporting isn't accurate, but, really -- horrible things still happen, and it's your responsiblity to protect innocent people, not make their lives even more miserable. I would refer you to this Jewish prayer for the children of Gaza. Understand its message!
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http://jeffreygoldberg.theatlantic....bilities_of.php
The WashPo article is pretty similar to the one posted in the OP:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dy...ml?nav=hcmodule |
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| Rigon |
It's world war II all over again, occupation, occupation, occupation...
btw never listen to american news reporters, they are sympathising only the Israel side...to choose a side never gonna solve a conflict. |
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| Rigon |
| listen to norwegian doctor mads gilbert, one of two doctors from outside palestina, he is the only one who has responded to what's happening down there. |
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| Krypton |
| They were probably killed with American made weapons. |
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| L.E.N. |
| quote: | Originally posted by Krypton
They were probably killed with American made weapons. |
Im sure some were involved but Israel has their own tricks up their sleeve. Living next to your enemy inspires weapons development. |
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