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23 Mar 2009 10:03

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World: Impeding medical care? Israel criticized over wartime ethics

  • Israel placed numerous obstacles in the course of the operation that impeded emergency medical evacuation of the sick and wounded and also caused families to be trapped for days without food, water and medications.
  • A report by the Physicians for Human Rights • On the 22-day conflict between Israel and Hamas in January. Part of the reason this criticism is so damning: The fighting had a large civilian toll, which Israel was roundly criticized for at the time. • source
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01 Feb 2009 14:37

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World: Iran to Gaza: Israel could start up this whole war thing again

  • The Islamic resistance should be prepared for any possible situation, including a fresh war in Gaza.
  • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei • Iran’s supreme leader, on the possibility of more fighting between Israel and Hamas in Palestine. Hamas and Iran were in close contact throughout last month’s war in Gaza, which resulted in many civilian deaths. Both sides declared separate cease-fires. • source
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20 Jan 2009 09:05

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World: The final tally of destruction in Gaza

  • 1300+ Palestinians were killed and 5,400 were wounded in the fighting.
  • 22,000 buildings were destroyed in the 22-day assault on Hamas, at a cost of $1.9 billion. source
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17 Jan 2009 17:05

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World: Israel calls cease-fire, but will Hamas?

  • PM: Goals reached Israel’s said it largely succeeded at preventing Hamas from firing rockets at the southern part of the country, was successful. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said in a televised address: “The conditions have been created that our aims, as declared, were attained fully, and beyond.”
  • Hamas not done yet A cease-fire may have been called on Israel’s end, but Hamas is standing strong. “A unilateral ceasefire does not mean ending the aggression and ending the siege,” said Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum. “These constitute acts of war and so this will not mean an end to resistance.”
  • The end tollIsrael begins their cease-fire at 2 a.m. Sunday, believing that they’ve removed Hamas’ ability to attack the southern part of Israel with rockets. (Their cause wasn’t helped when – lo and behold – Hamas launched a rocket attack on Saturday.) In the end, the assault on Gaza led to more than 1,200 Palestinian deaths. source
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14 Jan 2009 09:42

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World: Israel’s Gaza offensive continues on day 19

Despite U.N. calls for cease-fire, the Palestinian death toll crept towards 1,000 on Wednesday. source
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13 Jan 2009 05:52

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World: An update on the fighting in Gaza

  • 18th day of fighting in the war-torn region
  • 60+ of Israel’s intended targets were hit today in their ongoing fight against Hamas source
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10 Jan 2009 09:16

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World: The fighting in Gaza takes an untold civilian toll

  • Residents brought them to the hospital in a civilian car, they put them all in the trunk because their bodies were mangled. We identified them a little after separating their bodies in the morgue.
  • Hospital administrator Adham Hakim • on a series of civilian casualties from fighting in the Gaza Strip; Israel has come under fire for the high number of civilian deaths since the fighting campaign started. • source
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10 Jan 2009 09:11

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World: Israel to Gaza: Things are going to escalate

  • Dropping leaflets In a “general warning,” the Israeli air force dropped a series of leaflets informing residents of the Gaza Strip that the country is about the begin a “new phase in the war on terror” and will intensify the attacks on the region.
  • The focus has been Hamas The ruling Hamas militant group is the target of the campaign. Israel said that 15 militants were killed in heavy ground fighting on Saturday. Despite the focus, civilians have taken much of the brunt of the attack, with around half of the 800 casualties being civilians. source
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02 Jan 2009 16:48

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World: The death toll on the Gaza Strip so far

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02 Jan 2009 16:44

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World: Israel vs. Hamas: The conflict continues

  • 7th day of attacks on the Gaza Strip against Hamas militants
  • 2,000 air reservists called up by Israel source
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