Monday, August 14, 2006

Gaza Watch #11: Israel's Gaza count...so far

Xinhua
13 August 2006


Israel had carried out 190 airstrikes and fired 3,500 artillery shells on the Gaza Strip within the last 44 days, according to a Palestinian official report published on Saturday.

The report, issued by Palestine Liberation Organization(PLO) department of Statistical Quality Control, detailed all Israeli army attacks on the Gaza Strip over the last 44 days.

"Israel carried out 768 different kinds of attacks on theGaza Strip during the period between June 28 and August10," said the PLO report.

Israel launched an air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip on June 28, three days after one Israeli soldier were abducted by Palestinian militant groups during across-border attack.

According to medics in Gaza hospitals, 200 Palestinians, including 40 children, were killed and 600 others were injured during the Israeli offensives dubbed "SummerRains".

Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat warned of political and human disasters as a result of the ongoing military air and ground operations against the Gaza Strip.

Israel said that the operations were aimed to free the captive soldier Gilad Shalit and halt Palestinian militant groups' rocket attacks against Israel.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

The Israelis are quite imaginative, with their, Operation names. At least they can boast about that.

The death of palestinians have no value in their eyes. Yet, who condemn those crimes? No need to, we will be call anti-semite or terrorists, for doing it.

What israel does, is the right thing, I mean, they arent call the God's chosen people for nothing ...

susanna baird said...

Interesting reaad