Day 7 of Israeli War On Gaza; Death toll 435, injured 2300

by Sameh Habeeb | January 2, 2009 at 12:54 pm

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Gaza Strip,2, January, 2oo9- For the 7th day in consequence, Israeli military machine pursue the suffocating air raids and shelling through the Gaza Strip. Today's bombings claimed lives of more Palestinian civilians while no militants recorded to be killed. Seven Palestinians killed today mostly children in the heavy ongoing raids.

Dramatically the number of victims still rise to reach 435 while wounded rise up to 2300 persons. The health conditions in Al shifa' hospital still direful while not much humanitarian aids entering Gaza Strip neither through Egypt nor Israel.

The humanitarian status still the same while the rage of it EXACERBATES due to ongoing War. Basics of life still not available but with limited quantities like fuel, benzene, gasoline, flour, wheat, sugar, rice and bread. Add to that, continued power cuts up to 20 hours during the cold weather of winter.

United Nations' OCHA said that Gaza is being exposed to the heaviest war actions ever. Meantime, many protests across all EU countries, USA, Australia, Arab countries and Asian are taking place. A considerable mainstream I is being automatically formed rejecting the recent Israeli deadly War against Gaza population.

Main Israeli Military Actions in Gaza:

1- Three Palestinians killed in an Israeli air raid east of Khan Yonis City. The victims are children from Al Astal family.

2-Israeli army targets the borders with Egypt, destroyed more tunnels for food smuggling.

3-Five people injured in Israeli rocket targeted house of Musa abu Musa in Khan Yonis City. The 2-floor-house totally destroyed while some other homes around partially damaged.

4-A house for DaBabish family bombed to rubbels and 7 people wounded including an Ambulance driver.

5-Palestinian child aged 15 killed in al shijaya area due to Israeli rocket hit his area.

5- A house of four floors for Aqil family bombed by Israeli air force in Al Nusairat town mid of Gaza Strip.

6-A house hit in Rafah City and 2 floors destroyed leaving 2 Palestinians injured.

7-Airforce targets the Gaza sole airport with many heavy rockets of F16s. Medical reports say one Palestinian injured.

8-Intensive bombings from Israeli Naval forces on many targets in Gaza shore.

9-Israeli air force bombed to rubbles the western side of Gaza Valley destroying a car

10 - Fadi Shebat, 10, killed in Israeli tanks shelling at Bet Hanoun northern occupied Gaza Strip.

11-A 23-year-old girl killed in Israeli bombings in Juhr El dik town mid of Gaza. Five injured.

13-Israeli artillery hit the eastern areas of Gaza City by 7 shells at least.

14-A bomb turned Al sousi mosque to rubbles mid of Gaza City.

15-Israeli Naval forces destroyed house of Abd Al Salam Abu Midain off Gaza shore.

16-A Palestinian killed in Dair Al Balah city, Awad Musbih,

17-Maan: One dead several injured as Israeli missiles land on home in Jabaliya, in the northern Gaza Strip. 6 year-old Christine At-Turk died from her wounds sustained during the strike on Friday afternoon.

18- Foad Al-Matuq was killed and four were injured after Israeli shells hit an empty home in the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip.

19 Missile strikes in residential areas across the Strip were reported.

20- Two homes destroyed in Rafah were leaving 7 people wounded. Many houses were affected.

21-Isareli army targets 2 training centers for Palestinian factions west of Gaza City.

22- Israeli shelling targeted a house in the Tel Al-Hawa neighborhood west of Gaza City.

23-Rockets targeted a cemetery eastern Gaza Strip, Rafah City. Additionally, more tunnels are destroyed.

24-Apachi helocapters raided on a car mid of AL Nusairat refugee camp. Some people killed and other wounded.

25 Israeli airforce raided on Kahlifa Mosque in the Jabalia refugee camp injuring four Palestinians.

26- Tens of Thousands of birds killed when Israeli fire targeted a farm in Gaza City.

27-Neither spare parts nor Gasoline available to operate pumps of fresh water. A great number of Palestinians don't have an easy access for fresh drinking water.

28-Palestinian factions retaliate against Israeli air raids in Gaza. Around 10 homemade rockets fired into Israel with no casualties.

29-International journalists, peace activists and organizational officers left Gaza after the Israeli notification.

30- Israeli authorities ban press from going into Gaza while a big problem of cummnictaion and citizen Journalists are not able to report.

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Karen Hatter

at 13:32 on January 2nd, 2009

God willing, you will continue to be well, Sameh.

Hajar (not verified)

at 14:53 on January 2nd, 2009

www.freegaza.org

David Y. (not verified)

at 16:33 on January 17th, 2009

George Gilley (not verified)

at 15:02 on January 2nd, 2009

How many of the civilians that were killed were living in buildings where Hamas stores weapons and hides its fighters? How many of these buildings hide rockets that are pounding Israel? Israel does not deliberately target civilians, Hamas does when it launches its rockets. Israel warns civilians that buildings with weapon stores will be bombed and what does Hamas do: They place women and children on the roofs.

With all the money the UN and Europe has poured into Gaza the place could be paradise, instead Hamas uses it to wage war. Hamas is a terrorist organization. They don't care about Israeli civilians and they have no problem putting the lives of Gaza's children at risk. The sooner they're gone the better everyone will be.

vokoya (not verified)

at 14:37 on January 3rd, 2009

just where are the civilians in gaza supposed to go? egypt's border is closed. there is only the sea and the israel borders. gaza is as densely populated as manhatten. they are being bombed by the israel navy. they are invaded. they live in an area where you live where you can afford. they have been starved by israel for over a year before this invasion. they do not have medical supplies. they can only go to their basements or in the hallways to withstand bombing. the common material that buildings are constructed from can not stop a bullet let alone a bomb blast. israel has lost TWO civilians in a year of hamas bombing. yes i guess two israeli lives are equal to 200+ palestinian civilians.

158

at 15:06 on January 2nd, 2009

Sameh Habeeb

I also wish you safety and I wish for this war to end.

Two questions.

Do you expect Israel to do nothing while Hamas rockets fall on their cities?

Is Hamas willing to stop all future rocket attacks in exchange for a cease fire?

vokoya (not verified)

at 14:17 on January 3rd, 2009

is israel willing to leave palestine lands if hamas stops bombing them.

israel has been violating the border agreement for decades. they act like they have the right to do so. israel started forming in 1947 when the british allowed them to. the palestinians had nothing to do with the holocaust. yet the jews used the holocaust and the bible to say they deserved their land. while i do not have negative feelings about jews in general i have a strong negative reaction to zionist policies. they are commiting geneocide. the bombing from hamas have killed two people in over a year if not longer. israel thinks overwhelming force, killing hundreds (over 400 now, done in a few days.. how many in the upcoming month?) and wounding countless people is a good thing over the minor bombing. israel doesn't want to negotiate and give up the land they have no right to because of greedy israeli land grabbers. i use to admire israel before i read their history. they are murderers. they are acting like hitlers.

Paschen

at 17:29 on January 2nd, 2009

The question should be, when will Israel be willing to allow UN peace keeper in?

When will Israel lift the blockade and allow NGO and humanitarian aid in again?

When will Israel give back the occupied territories and allow as well as respect a Palestinian State and government?

When will Israel stop assassinating Palestinian Politician and officials and respect an elected Government even if that one is not to Israel's liking?

158

at 18:29 on January 2nd, 2009

Paschen, with respect, that is not today the issue. If Hamas stops firing rockets and sending suicide bombers into Israel, Israel will not attack Hamas in any way.

WHEN that happens they can talk about two way respect, territory and state to state recognition.

The fact is that Hamas willfully provoked Israel by firing rockets at cities. The blame today lies with Hamas for this war.

Paschen

at 18:57 on January 2nd, 2009

Yes it is, since all evil has a root and the root of this disaster can be traced back to the those points exactly. The Election where not respected, Hamas could have done what ever and would still have been out-cased by Israel and the US as well as Europe. Palestine has been pocked and teased and abused so much that you may called it an act of self defence or last resort that Gaza is doing in despair.

158

at 19:19 on January 2nd, 2009

Paschen,

Palestine is not doing this, Hamas is. The disaster can be traced back to the Arab 1947 invasion of land designated by by the UN to belong to Israel.

The fact is Hamas can do little damage to Israel and Israel can flatten Gaza if it wishes, with 50,00 deaths. Whatever their grievances and the rightness of their cause, they cannot win this in this generation so their choice is to behave like a civilized country or condemn two more generations of Gazans to misery.

I am not choosing sides in this dispute but I am saying Hamas was stupid and callous in regard to its citizens deaths, by willfully provoking Israel. I blame Hamas stupidity for the deaths that have and will result.

Do you remember Georgia/Russia last year. Right did not win. Military force did.

Paschen

at 19:25 on January 2nd, 2009

In 1947 the UN was just funded and controlled by the US and GB there for the creation of Israel was never legal in the first place since it did not take into account the people that lived there nor the surrounding states or countries.

Hamas had no chance from the very moment they where elected and Israel as well as the US mad sure off that.

I do not like Hamas my self and yet I have to admit they are the victims here.

If Israel want to be respected it will have to respect Hamas and Palestine and give back all occupied territories first.

158

at 19:46 on January 2nd, 2009

Paschen

Ever spot of land on earth is occupied by someone who did not originally own it.

What exactly is "occupied land"there? All of Israel?

Gaza people are victims. Israeli civilians are victims. Hamas is the cause of them being victims.

If Hamas wants respects it must stop firing rockets at civilians.

Fact. If Hamas recognized the present Gaza/Israel border and stopped all attacks across it, there would be peace and prosperity.

If Hamas claims all of Israel and continues shooting at civilians two more generations of Gazans-those who survive- will grow up in misery and poverty.

Justman

at 23:38 on January 2nd, 2009

The Palestinians should not be penalized for Hamas’ action, no matter what Hamas’ politics represents. Despite the fact that it has been proven by human rights organizations, Israel continues to use its propaganda claiming that it is going after Hamas targets as it demolishes residential areas: homes, mosques, and deliberately targets women and children, as they did in Lebanon’s war and the last two Intifadas.

Hamas' rockets are a retaliation to the blockade that should have been removed within weeks after they signed truce with the Israeli government in Egypt. Israel has but itself to blame for the continuation of the rockets.

The Arabs have been ready to make peace with Israel since the eighties. Mistakes have been made on both sides, but nothing an honest and genuine negotiation could not have overcome. It is time to start looking at the real instigator of the Middle East problems and stop blaming the Arabs for Israel's aggression.