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Day 8; Israeli War on Gaza
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by Sameh Habeeb | January 3, 2009 at 02:52 pm
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Gaza Strip,3, January, 2oo9- In the recent reporting period of this report, Israeli army is using all naval, ground and air forces to attack Gaza. With the early hours of Saturday morning, Israeli army started to shell and launch heavy air strikes against Gaza. Most of the bombings targeted buildings, farming and agricultural fields. The bombings range dramatically increased midday leaving 5 dead and ten other wounded.
The heavy deadly bombings focused on four areas in Khan Yonis, Gaza and the north cities. The artillery shells engaged in the continued strikes with more new tactics. New shells are used for the first time. Eyewitnesses reported that new shells explode before landing on the targets making more small bombs. The shells are expected to be cluster bombs.
More Israeli new weapons are used today. Palestinians in Khan Yonis massively called the radio stations and health centers to report on a bad smell goes out from the rockets in Khan Yonis City. People are afraid this kind of weapon is shells enriched with Uranium and nuclear elements.
In Al Zaytoun area holes estimated of 20 meters dig deep underground due to new heavy rockets. Some of the targeted houses turned rubbles and many people reported to be injured. The ground military operation is expected to start within hours and this is due to heaviy bombings which is a stage Israel uses before she goes on ground.
United Nations says humanitarian crisis is in Gaza due to the big number of casualties and inability of medical tools sector to deal with it. John Holmes, also said that people of Gaza are I poor conditions due to the siege which was already imposed 18 months ago.
Thousands of Gaza population hurried into the local markets in search of life basics but in vain. No more fuel, benzene, gasoline, flour, wheat, sugar, rice, bread, candlelight and thousands of commodities are not available in Gaza. Add to that, continued power cuts up to 20 hours during the cold weather of winter.
More airborne aids from Tunisia, Bahrain and Saudia Arabia arrived to Egypt and not to Gaza Yet. Secertay of Arab league, Amr Mousa critcised statements' of livini which say no humanitarian crisis in Gaza. He indicated that Gaza faces a catastrophic situations.
Key targets, bombings and strikes of Israeli Army in day 8
1- Israeli naval forces open heavy artilary fire on west of Al Nusairat refugee Camp. Several house were fired in the attack took place early in the morning.
2-Israeli naval vessels reach off Gaza shore firing the densely populated areas, houses, buildings leaving some Palestinians wounded.
3-A 20-year-old guy killed by Israeli rockers in an Israeli air raid destroyed the International American School in Bait Lahia town, north of Gaza Strip. The victim is one of the school staff.
4-Air raid targeted the Central Market of Gaza cars near Al zaytoun quarter east of Gaza City.
5-Several rockets fired at agricultural and farming fields near Al Buarij Refugee Camp mid of Gaza Strip. The bombings resulted in the killing of one farmer and injuring several others.
6-Two Palestinians killed at the Egyptian hospitals due to their injures in Israeli air raids in Gaza.
7-A playground hit by Israeli rockets in Al shija'ya densely populated quarter.
8-Israeli artillery shells target the eastern agricultural and farming fields in Gaza City.
9- Eight peoples injured due to bombings targeted Hils family east of Gaza City. The wounded all civilians between women and children.
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10-Several deadly raids at Khan younis city targeting the civil defense forces.
11- Israeli army uses new kind of rockets leave bad smell in the targeted area. A number of heavy bombings land on several targets in Abasan Al Kabira.
12-More bombings hit Bait Hanon town targeting agricultural and farming fields. The rockets landed in Al Basha farms.
13-Many rockets targeted some agricultural fields near Khoza'a town in Kahn Yonis City mid of the occupied Gaza Strip.
14-A number of wounded people resulted from air raids near oil stations in Khan Younis City.
15-More targets attacked in Al Sudania area north of Gaza City.
16- Heavy and deadly rockets of F16s strike stores of construction materials in Jabalia City. The strike caused clouds of smoke never seen before in Gaza.
17- Shocking bombs strike more agricultural fields in Al Atatra family north of Gaza Strip.
18-Two Palestinians killed due to an Israeli air strike hit their car in Khan Yonis City mid of Gaza Strip.
19-Rockets fired from Israeli airforce destroyed to rubbles a house in AL Nusairat Refugee Camp.
20-New deadly Bombings caused holes amounted of 20 meters in the ground. A house for Al Sirhi family was totally damaged and fade away underground.
21-Thirteen heavy artillery shells landed at Bait Hanon, east of Gaza and other areas around. This vows of start of military operation on ground. The bombings of these shells is ongoing till now.
22-Shells hit some targets around Al Khozndar gas station.
23-Air strike on Slah el din key street mid of Gaza Strip. The bombings destroyed parts of the street causing deep holes on the ground hindering the movement of cars from and into Gaza.
24-Drone planes strike At Dar Al Arqam school east of Gaza City.
25-Rockets strike more farming fields in Absan area in Khan Yonis City.
26-Ten Artillary shells fall in Al Buraij Camp within mintues.
27-Israeli air strike at fields near Sofa crossings south of Gaza Strip, city of Rafah.
28-One injured due to a bomb west of Gaza City.
29-Airforce raided on Al Hawooz tank of Water for 3 times.
30-Three people injured in Al Zaytoun area. The rockets are also falling down in farming fields and water tanks. A massive devastation
31- Bombings at Al Shoka town and more rockets hit the Gaza airport again.
32-Around 20 rockets fired into Israeli by Palestinian militants.
33-Israel is using submarines for the first time. A sea landing is expected due to the heavy engagement of naval forces.
34-Hundreds of artillery shells fired with the start of evening through all Gaza Strip in the north, middle and south.
35-Ground to Ground rockets fired into the northern areas of Gaza.
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at 15:46 on January 3rd, 2009
the israelis are murderers. they know the civilian population has no choice but to ride out the bombings and the ground invasion in their homes. the civilians have no place to run and hide. and the civilians have been under siege by israel for 18 months. little food, medicine, fuel, etc. exist for the population. the borders are closed and there is only the sea where the israeli army launches missiles from. the hamas missiles fired at israel, have resulted in two civilian deaths in more than a year. israel's actions are disproportionate to the crime. and they want the rest of the world to agree with what it is doing, saying that "they have no choice".
let's look at this in simpler terms. you have a son, or brother or husband, and your neighbor shots him in the arm. would this give you the right to enter the criminal's home and kill all people in sight? let's say a criminal lived in iowa, and he went to kansas and took up a position to take sniper shots at the population. he kills two people then flees the scene and the police can't find him. does that give kansas people and/or kansas authority figures the right to bomb the hell out of iowa at will? let's say there is a motorcycle gang that is armed to the teeth in detriot. they go to chicago and hunt down their enemies and kill them in a horrible and violent manner over the course of a year. can chicago go to detriot and kill anyone that seems to have known the detroit motorcycle gang, or lived close to them or did not protest their existance? would you say those people must be motorcycle gang members because of their proximity and deserve to be murdered too?
israel's actions make more and more people hate them. they are murderers and are no better than hitler. they use weapons instead of gas chambers and i wish the united states would distance themselves from them.
at 16:50 on January 3rd, 2009
Gaza has two enemies, Israel and Hamas
Hamas is more deadly.
Israel offered today to stop the war if Hanas will stop firibg rockets at Israeli cities.
Gaza is in a desperate situation and needs help now.
Hamas can choose to end the war today or let the people suffer more.
at 19:23 on January 6th, 2009
WHEN THE ENEMY HIDES AMONGEST THE CIVILIANS AND THE THE CIVILIANS DID NOT RUN ,HIDE OR EXPOSE THE ENEMEY THEN THEY ALL DESERVE TO DIE.
WHEN THE ENEMEY HIDES IN A CHURCH ,SCHOOL,HOSPITABLE THIS SITE HAS BECOME AN ENEMY STRONG HOLD AND MUST BE DESTROYED.
THESE DIRTY ROTTEN MUDSLINGS BREED LIKE FLIES IN GROUPS OF TEN.
KILLING A FEW MILLION WILL IMPORVE THE WORLD.
WHAT WOULD BROTHER SADAM HUSSIAN HAVE DONE IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS ...KILL THEM ALL.
PUT THESE WORTHLESSS ANIMALS ON AN EXPRESS ROUT TO THERE DIRTY HEVEN NOW.
at 17:23 on January 3rd, 2009
Hamas is to blame for this. They could have used the enormous resources the UN and Europe provide to help the people; instead, they use it for weapons and rockets. Hamas has no problem putting women and children in harms way so they can whine about how Israel kills childen.
All Israel wants is to be left alone. If Hamas would stop importing weapons and firing into Israel there would be peace.
No goverment in the world would tolerate a neighnbor that was dedicated to its destruction, fired rockets into it's territory and then send their enemy food, medicine, and fuel. I have no idea why Hamas thinks Israel would put up with this and now they are getting what they deserve.
at 17:28 on January 3rd, 2009
moonwolf.
Olmert is the democratically elected leader of Israel and Hamas is firing rockets at the people who elected him.Bush was democratically elected. That does not make their actions right.
I read your article. 400 people killed, 80% soldiers in 9 days is far from a massacre with the weapons Israel has. And every Israeli can be linked to Olmert so Hamas can justify slaughtering all Jews.
When you avoid hyperbole you make good points and I am not defending Israel.
"commit mass murder?" Who. Israel could have easily killed 100,000 by now if that was there intent. Hamas killed far more Fatah Palestinians in 2007.
That the USA, and Isreal don't like who the Palestinians elected is irrelevant." As is whether Hamas likes their neighbor.
"they are the Palestinians!" Like saying Bush administration ARE the Americans.
I respect you and your opinions but in this you set Palestinians as angels and Israelis as devils. Neither is true.
Mexico has a legitimate claim to the US southwest. If they shot thousands of missiles into Texas, what would the US, under Obama, do?
Even assuming Hamas is 100% morally right they arenot stupid enough to believe that Israel would not strike back hard against missles shot at their cities.
Hamas planned this to provoke Israel, to get just what you are giving them, sympathy.
The Gaza people are entitled to sympathy but to Hamas only 99% blame for Gaza's suffering.
at 20:28 on January 4th, 2009
there are over 2300+ casualties in palestine, at least that was a rough count i read yesterday. yes, i think the term "genocide" is applicable, especially since israel says that this will be a long incursion. how many did hitler kill in the first nine days?
israel has cornered 1.5 million people and is stomping on them like godzilla with a tooth ache. with each step and toe twitch they injure and kill people. now, with this passing day most of the injured have absolutely no medical care - how many more will die just from the wounds inflicted this last week due to starvation and lack of even the most basic medical care?
you boast israel has only killed "400" people. and that the two israeli deaths by missile attacks over the last year drove them to crush thousands of people lives and mental well being. how long could you sit in your house praying a bomb doesn't go off outside and here the screams of your neighbors, friends and families when bombs explode around them? that is terrorism. israel can reel off all the propaganda they want, people that can see what is being done by the miracle of television and are in amazement that israel is saying that they are the poor, poor victim while the streets run red with palestinian blood.
yes, hamas has been annoying israel and making the israel citizen's life uncomfortable due to the specter of a situation similiar to what israel is now _doing_. israelis take their fear, and make it a palpable thing and bring that nightmare, in very real terms, to all palestinians. they say they are fearful therefore they must kill. and its not murder when thousands of innocents are maimed and hundreds are die because they were forced to extinguish those lives because of hamas.
this amounts to being pummeled with snow balls and then going to the snowball throwers house and murdering everyone in side. the "snow balls" made me do it! yeah, that would stand up in court.
israelis are very, very disturbed and sick people.
at 21:53 on January 3rd, 2009
It is a humanitarian disaster and needs to be stopped.
at 22:09 on January 3rd, 2009
does it really so important who is killing whom, or just humans are killed by hamans is importand.Counting days of attack will certainly add value to the historians in writing more dangerously.But meanwhile gaza will turn into a dead city......
at 23:28 on January 3rd, 2009
Is it not hypocrisy that here are you mourning killing of humans but in one of your own posts you are justifying the Israeli genocide of Palestinians?
at 22:52 on January 3rd, 2009
Yep, and this war will not bring the solution:
http://my.nowpublic.com/world/cease-fire-now-gaza-stop-bloodshed-time-peace
at 23:12 on January 3rd, 2009
Those who want to see world a peaceful place must stop Olmert and Bush from perpetrating their terrorism acts, otherwise 'terrorism' could not be stopped because the weak too have right to defend themselves.
Moreover, the UN needs to be disbanded at once for failing to stop Israeli terrorism for several decades. In fact, the UN has always provided legitimacy to the Israeli terrorism. Alas, the rulers of Islamic states wake up from deep slumber and quit this so-called world body, which is really a stooge of the US and Israel, en-bloc.
at 06:58 on January 4th, 2009
more terrorism is not the answer to the terrorism and violence is their in the world due to the organised mob called religion.The religion has been root cause of all the killing.Stop thinking yourself as Muslim jew,hindu or any and their will be less violence in the world.Religion is the biggest perpetrator of war and violence be it crusades ,Jihad or any other religious call to die for the cause.