The Independent
Sunday 25 November 2012
"The rockets slammed in, two in succession, just after 11.30 at night. When
Huda Tawfil had shaken herself awake through the confusion and terror, her first
thoughts were for her baby. Seeing what she did through the smoke and flames,
she burst into tears.
The Independent
Sunday 25 November 2012
"The rockets slammed in, two in succession, just after 11.30 at night. When
Huda Tawfil had shaken herself awake through the confusion and terror, her first
thoughts were for her baby. Seeing what she did through the smoke and flames,
she burst into tears.
The 20-year-old started digging through the rubble with her hands as other
members of the family ran into the room and joined in. She then cradled her
little girl on the way to hospital in her husband's car. There was an emergency
operation, but the injuries from the shrapnel proved to be too severe.
The name of Hanin Tawfil was added to a growing and particularly grim list from the latest Gaza conflict. Out of 104 civilians killed and 970 wounded, 34 and 274 respectively were children; dozens of others who survived have been orphaned and left traumatised by the violence.
The figures are startling even by the vicious standards of the recent bloodlettings in this region....."
The name of Hanin Tawfil was added to a growing and particularly grim list from the latest Gaza conflict. Out of 104 civilians killed and 970 wounded, 34 and 274 respectively were children; dozens of others who survived have been orphaned and left traumatised by the violence.
The figures are startling even by the vicious standards of the recent bloodlettings in this region....."
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