Israeli forces kill three Palestinians in Rafah at dawn, including two children
While the international community talks, the killing continues. This must be good for the arms trade with the US and others selling arms to Israel. PNNNews reports three Palestinians killed at dawn including two children. Thousands have been marching in London in protest at what is allowed to happen in Lebanon and in Gaza.
(Gaza City) Bisan Hisham
Saturday, 05 August 2006
to the air in anger and despair, as described by eyewitnesses.
ImageEyewitnesses and medical sources report that Israeli warplanes fired at least one missile at a car with four civilians inside, including two children, their mother, and the car’s driver. The children are dead and their mother is in critical condition.
Palestinian and medical sources reported early this morning that Israeli forces killed three Palestinians at dawn. This brings the death toll to 15 since Thursday, including a three day old baby girl.
The Israelis used reconnaissance aircraft to hit a residential neighborhood east of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip Saturday morning. In addition to killing two children and a member of the armed resistance, the Israelis injured several others in this latest attack.
Medical sources from Abu Yousef Najjar Hospital in Rafah told reporters Saturday morning that two of the dead are children from the same family.
Israeli warplanes fired a missile at a family who was fleeing the area where the planes were flying overhead, killing the children. Shortly after Israeli forces fired another missile at the Khawaja family home in the same neighborhood, killing a third Palestinian.
Eyewitnesses stated that Israeli fighter aircraft fired at least two missiles into the eastern Rafah neighborhood at dawn this morning, confirming that ambulances rushed to the site where several injured people were found amongst the rubble.
According to medical sources, reconnaissance aircraft fired missiles at the Natur family who were vacating the area, killing a boy, 16 year old Amar Al Natur and his 15 year old sister. Their 45 year old mother is in critical condition.
During this morning’s attack, Israeli forces fired a missile the home of one of the leaders of Al Quds Brigades, the armed resistance wing of Islamic Jihad, killing him.
This is the scene in the southern Strip since Thursday. Israeli forces killed 15 Palestinians and injured at least 30 since that day.
Israeli forces killed five Palestinians on Thursday while invading eastern Rafah by land.
On Friday Palestinians held a major nonviolent demonstration against the killings, beginning at the Mosque in the city center. This was also the funeral for the five Palestinians killed Thursday, including a three day old girl. The mourners condemned what they shouted as, “the heinous massacres.”
The hundreds walking together called for the armed Palestinian resistance to fight back against Israeli forces who are continuing the attacks. During the funeral a number of resistance members responded to the call and vowed to avenge the “horrible massacre” against children, women and the elderly. They then opened fire in
During the Thursday ground attack, Israeli army forces came in tanks with military helicopters circling overhead, and began killing Palestinians and destroying their property.
Posted by John Tyrrell at August 5, 2006 5:39 PM
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