Thursday, September 21, 2006

In 9 hours in Gaza, IDF kills 5, including 3 children, and injures 7


A Palestinian woman sits amidst the rubble of a house after it was demolished by Israeli troops during a raid in Rafah camp in the southern Gaza strip September 21, 2006. (Reuters)


A Palestinian medic evacuates a boy who was injured when Israeli troops demolished his house during a raid in Rafah camp in the southern Gaza strip September 21, 2006. (Reuters)


Palestinian mourners look at the body of Alaa Abu Dahrouj, 16, who was killed early Thursday by an Israeli artillery shell, at the mosque during his funeral in the town of Jebaliya, northern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2006. (AP Photo)


In less than 9 hours, IOF Kill 5 Civilians in the Gaza Strip, including 3 Children, & Injures 7 others; Two of the Victims Bled to Death when IOF Prevented Ambulances from Rescuing them

"Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) has used excessive force in the north and south of the Gaza Strip during a 9-hour span today, Thursday, 21 September 2006, resulting in the death of 5 Palestinian civilians and the injury of 7 others, including a father and 2 of his children. Two of the victims including a woman were killed in cold blood in Rafah. They were left to bleed to death inside their houses. The other 3 victims were children from the town of Jabalia who were killed by a surface-to-surface rocket as they were herding sheep.

PCHR seriously views this latest escalation by IOF, which comes within the context of the open ongoing aggression on the Gaza Strip for the past three months, which inflicted hundreds of casualties among the civilian population. In addition, the IOF attacks have inflicted great material damage on civilian property and infrastructure."

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