Monday, March 12, 2012

23 killed and over 60 injured during 3 days of Israeli attacks on Gaza

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In the past 72 hours across Gaza, Israeli airstrikes have killed 23 Palestinians, and injured over 60 others.
In the past 15 minutes, another 2 were killed in a fresh airstrike near Tal Zaatar School in Northern Gaza. According to local reports, Mohammed Al Husseini 65, and his daughter Faiza Al Husseini 35, were killed instantly after been hit by an Israeli missile.
A motorcycle was attacked early this morning in Qarara east of Khan Younis, killing 24-year old Rafat Abu Eid. Meanwhile, Salman Abu Metleg, 24-year old man killed in a drone attack in Abasan east of Khan Younis. A 15 year old boy has also died from injuries received in an explosion.
2 houses, including a 4-story building was directly hit injuring over 35 family members. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society headquarters in Jabalia sustained severe damage in the same attack.
In 2 seperate Drone attacks on Sunday, a 12 year old boy was killed in Jabalia, and in Gaza city, a 60 year old man also died.
Earlier on Sunday, in the Al Zaytoon area in eastern Gaza. 2 others were injured in continuing airstrikes on Gaza. In the attack, Ahmad Deeb Salem was killed. Only 2 days ago he was married.
Israeli air raids killed at least one person and injured 2 others in Rafah in the south of the Gaza strip earlier on Saturday. Their motorcycle was hit by a missile fired from a drone
The latest deaths came as Israeli drones fired missiles in Khan Younis killing Mansour Abu Nusaira and Hussein Hamad earlier that morning.
Israeli troops have opened fire at the funeral procession of some of those killed last night. 4 people have been shot and injured at the cemetery.
Last night Israeli warplanes hit the Palestinian legislative council, and 3 people were killed in this attack…
In an air raid in central Gaza city on Friday night, missiles hit a garage in Yarmouk Street. 4 people have been injured in this attack.
Another aid raid targeted a house in northern Gaza.
A statement from EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said the bloc “is following with concern the recent escalation of violence in Gaza and in the south of Israel”.
“I very much deplore the loss of civilian life. It is essential to avoid further escalation and I urge all sides to re-establish calm.”
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has condemned the rockets fired towards Israel from the Gaza Strip in retaliation to the murders.
Clinton said in a meeting with Opposition leader Tzipi Livni in New York that “Israel has the right to defend itself”
France also called for restraint and a return to calm in a statement issued by foreign ministry spokesman Bernard Valero.
Paris was “greatly concerned by the new episode of violence in Gaza and southern Israel,” especially as civilians were at risk, the statement said.
“We condemn the firing of rockets and the humanitarian consequences of this violence and deplore the civilian casualties,” it added.
Egypt on Saturday condemned the Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip, calling on Israel to immediately end the air strikes that have claimed the lives of at least 15 Palestinians since Friday.
Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr said “Egypt is deeply alarmed” by the Israeli attacks and demands that they immediately stop
On Friday, an Israeli F16 airstrike on a car in the Tal el hawa district resulted in the death of 2 Palestinians, and left one critically injured. One of those murdered was Mahmoud Hanani, who was one of the 1,000 people freed in the recent prisoner swap. Mahmoud was 44 and was the secretary general of the Palestinian Resistance Committee.
Names of the Palestinians killed Gazans so far in the latest attacks:
Zuhair Al-Qaysi, 49 years old and his son in law Mahmoud Hanani 44 years old.
Yahya Dahshan 27,
Mohammad Haraha, 24
Obid Al-Gharabliu, 22
Hazem Qureqi, 22
Shadi Seeqali, 27.
Fayeq Sameer, 28
Motasem Hajjaj, 22
Ahmad Hajjaj, 22
Moahamd Al-Mogari, 25.
Mahmoud Nejam, 22
Moahamamd Al-Ghamri, 26
Hussain Barham, 51
Kamala Nusirah, 21
Mahdi Abu Shawish
Rafat Abu Eid, 24
Salman Abu Metleg , 24

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