Day 19 of Israeli War on Gaza; Death toll 1015, wounded 4800

by Sameh Habeeb | January 14, 2009 at 02:46 pm

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By: Sameh A. Habeeb:
A Photojournalist, Humanitarian & Peace Activist in Gaza Strip.

Dear Editors, Journalists and Friends,
"Israeli Report: 27 Israelis killed by Palestinian rockets from 2005 till now"
Meanwhile, more than a thousand Palestinians killed in 19 days by
Israeli deadly rockets!

" Israeli MP and Leader: Afghdor Liberman says that "Gaza has to be
erased from the Map by Nuclear bombs like what Americans used in
Heroshima and Nagazaki."

Israeli military operation is still increasingly killing more Palestinians mostly civilians. The victims are in contrary of the announced aim of targeting militants. Around 490 of the victims are
children while 160 are women. Israeli Artillery intensified the shelling scale leaving more victims and destruction.

This is a new report for the 19th day of Gaza War and the outcomes of Israeli invasion.

Day 19 of Israeli War On Gaza
Daily Feed About Gaza War:
1-Heavy artillery shelling on the central part of Gaza Strip. The area
was showered by tens of shells and a big cloud of strange smoke
covered the area.
2-Heavy fighting between Palestinian fighters and Israeli soldiers.
3-Israeli F16s bombarded the tunnels area in Rafah, many house
partially demolished and fire came into many others.
4-Rockets destroyed the old City Council of Gaza which is a historic
one built in 1910 in the Turkish period.
5-Bombings in east of Gaza and news that many killed near Hasanin clan.
6-Heavy shelling targeted Al Shikh Ijlin area.
7-Medical staff and Paramadics seek to evacuate tens of dead bodies
through the occupied strip, so far 4 dead bodied were found in Atatra
area northern Gaza.
8-Three bodies of dead people still in Johr El Dik area and paramedics
unable to bring them out. Between them an old man and young woman.
9-Bombings from the naval forces into Al Nusairat area leaving many
wounded persons.
10-Naval forces and gunboats shelled many targets in Gaza City.
11-Seven Palestinians killed in the northern area of Bait Lahia as
Israeli drones hit a car and shells rained into houses. Fire set in
many house and several people wounded. Two children were among
victims,Hanan AL Najar and Shefa' Al Mutwaq.
12-Around 10 homemade projectiles fired into Israel leaving no loss nor damage.
13-Palestinian snipers shot at 2 Israeli soldiers in Bait Lahia and
fire RBG shell into Israeli troops.
14-Israeli Apache helicopters open its fire on the eastern part of
Gaza City and the northern areas as well.
15-Three Palestinians killed at Al Shati' Refugee Camp as Israeli
army fired some rockets in the area.
16-Three rockets fired into Israel from Lebanon.
17-People fled their houses in Bir Al Naja area norther Gaza as
Israeli shells rain down.
18-Two Palestinians killed in Israeli bombings for Al Shoka area south
of Gaza Strip city of Rafah.
19-Israeli tanks advanced into the outskirts of Rafah, Abu Muamar area
with heavy fire from the air force.
20-Shells fired at Rafah city from the occupied air port.
21-A shell hit house of Dr. Abed Al Ad, a Hamas member in Toffah area
east of Gaza. Many people wounded in the area.
22-A fire set in fuel station northern Gaza town of Thwam.
23-Tanks shelled Al Zayoun area.
24-Around 10 people wounded as Israeli army shelled a house in
northern Gaza Strip. One of the wounded lets all his 4 limps and he is
in critical situation.
25-A rocket hit an open space near Al Omari mosque in Jablia and no
one wounded.
26-Two people wounded as Israeli army shelled Al Sultan buildings northern Gaza.
27-Two civilians killed, 10 wounded from the residents of Al Shaima'
area due to heavy shelling from Israeli tanks northern Gaza strip.
28-Tens of Phosphorous bombs hit the houses of civilians in north of Gaza.
29-More than 5 people wounded in Israeli strike hit Al Nidr street in
Jabalia town.
30-Two children wounded in the head, a young man and three women
injured in Israeli bombing for the house of Salem Al Naor.
31-A shell hit house of Bashir Abd Rabu mid of Jabalia.
32-One killed and three others wounded as Israeli shells hit house
of Nahed abu Kmail in central areas of Gaza.
33-One Palestinian killed and several wounded bombings Saftawi street
north of Gaza.
34-Phosporous bombs burned to death Saed Abu Halima and his three
sons! They were only burnt skeletons.
35-Heavy clashes between Palestinian fihters in east and north of Gaza Strip.
36-Three Palestinians killed as Israeli army shelled them at Al
Zaytoun quarter. Several other wounded and they are all civilians.
37-Israeli air force launched air strike on a car western Gaza City
and no news about victims.
38-Phosphrous bombs burned the house of Ashor family. One of the
family members was killed while having his launch.
39-Israeli air force targets a cemetery of dead people destroying
tombs. Many corps and bones threw out in the place.
40-A group of Arab and French doctors arrived to Gaza to help in
saving lives of many wounded people.
41-Rockets hit many fields and empty space in Rafah City.
42-Phospoerous bombs hit many houses in Zaytoun quarter.
43-Medical staff finds a body for Samir Rashi who was executed by
Israeli soldiers 10 days ago.
44-Hamas Radio: Our fighters are seizing five Israeli soldiers in one
house and firing at them!
45-Another car hit by Israeli bombs and 3 wounded in Al Zaytoun quarter.
46-Air strike destroyed a house in Al Nafaq street and many people
wounded mid of Gaza City.
47-Air strike on al Maqousi buildings left 2 people killed and sveral
wounded. Fire set in many flats and people are trapped in the house.

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amyjudd

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at 16:25 on January 14th, 2009

This is an eyewitness report from the NowPublic member Sameh Habeeb who was on the scene.

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Karen Hatter

at 16:24 on January 14th, 2009

The problem with the argument 'Our war is not with the people of _____ ( fill in the blank), only the bad guys! We're doing the best we can to assure civilian safety.', is the disingenuous nature of actions implemented and practiced, that can do nothing but assure the deaths of any and all trapped in the area targeted.

Gaza and the Palestinian Territories is one of the most densely populated areas in the world, with 45% of the inhabitants children. It has been quoted that statistically, it is a 50% chance children will be the victims of any and all strikes into the area.

It can convincingly be argued that it is the intent of Israel to ensure the deaths of the children, who could be perceived by Israel as future combatants, a more likely scenario than any falsely articulated declaration, that ignores the reality of the carnage and death occurring, as if by repeating bizarre statements, ad nauseam, will transform them into fact.

Amy Judd

at 16:25 on January 14th, 2009

Thank you for this report and stay safe Sameh.

Paschen

at 18:47 on January 14th, 2009

I do not like this sort of statements as Liberman makes, it put him in the same category of people and extremist as Bin Laden, Mussolini, Franco, Stalin, Mugabe, and yes even Hitler. What the USA did to Japan even after Japan communicated its willingness to surrender and still got bombed with the Atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was not only a crime against Humanity and a crime of war, it was genocide of the worth kind for wish the US have not yet been held accountable simply due to the fact that they won that war. Yet they should still be held accountable for it and pay damages. Same has the state of Israel has to be held accountable as well as its main ally and sponsor does and pay damages as the German had to and still have to pay to the Israel for what the NAZI did to the Jews, wish was a crime against a people with the out most brutality as was the Killing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki that wiped out 93% of its population and many more of the surrounding Towns in the aftermath of the Bombs.