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Jefferson23

(30,099 posts)
Tue Aug 26, 2014, 10:23 AM Aug 2014

On the 50th Day of Israeli Offensive on Gaza:

14 Palestinians, 10 of Whom Are Civilians, Including 2 Women and 6 Children, Killed and 120 Others, Including 38 Children and 31 Women, Wounded; 27 Houses, Charity, 2 Mosques, Workshop and Poultry Farm

Monday, 25 August 2014

Since the Beginning of the Israeli Offensive, 2,139 Palestinians, 1,645 of Whom Are Civilians, Including 514 Children and 296 Women, Killed, and 10,741 Others, Mostly Civilians, Including 3,262 Children and 2,087 Women, Wounded;

922 Houses Targeted and Destroyed by Israeli Warplanes;

164 Families Attacked in Their Homes and 830 Members of Them Killed;

Thousands of Houses Destroyed Completely or Partially by Israeli Shelling;

Thousands of Palestinian Families Resort to Humanitarian Shelters





Israeli occupation forces have continued their brutal and immoral offensive on the Gaza Strip for the 50th consecutive day in violation of the international law. They have employed their full-fledged arsenal to attack the Gaza Strip from the air, sea and land, killing and wounding thousands of Palestinians, mostly civilians, including children and women. Many Palestinians have been killed by Israeli airstrikes that attacked their homes without prior warnings. Israeli forces have attacked homes and civilian facilities and property.

In the past 24 hours, Israeli forces have escalated their airstrikes targeting more houses in densely populated areas in disregard for the lives of Palestinian civilians. Last night, they attacked civil and service organizations clearly targeting the infrastructure of the civil society. Israeli forces have continued their threats to launch a new ground operation. As a result of these attacks, 14 Palestinians, 10 of whom are civilians, including 6 children and 2 women, have been killed, and 120 others, including 31 women and 38 children, have been wounded. Additionally, 27 houses, a charity, 2 mosques, a workshop and a poultry farm have been destroyed. Moreover, a member of a Palestinian armed group died of a previous wound.

http://www.pchrgaza.org/portal/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10614 n-the-50th-day-of-israeli-offensive-on-gaza14-palestinians-10-of-whom-are-civilians-including-2-women-and-6-children-killed-and-120-others-including-38-children-and-31-women-wounded-27-houses-charity-2-mosques-workshop-and-poultry-farm-destroye&catid=36:pchrpressreleases&Itemid=194

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On the 50th Day of Israeli Offensive on Gaza: (Original Post) Jefferson23 Aug 2014 OP
This is horrible. PotatoChip Aug 2014 #1
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No one is stopping you, feel free to post. n/t Jefferson23 Aug 2014 #3
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Welcome to DU and the I/P group, Richard. n/t Jefferson23 Aug 2014 #5

PotatoChip

(3,186 posts)
1. This is horrible.
Tue Aug 26, 2014, 10:56 AM
Aug 2014

It's amazing to me that all of this is going on, yet I hear nothing from the media outside of DU and alternative news websites.

I wish I knew of some way to help all of these civilians. The whole situation is frustrating beyond words...

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