1000 tons of explosives and white phosphorus dropped on Gaza in 22 days

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[ 17/01/2009 - 02:49 PM ]

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)-- The Israeli 10th TV channel has disclosed that the Israeli occupation forces had used half of the air force and launched at least 2500 air raids over the past three weeks of attacks on Gaza Strip.

The TV military correspondent said on Saturday that the Israeli warplanes had dropped more than a thousand tons of explosives in that period.

He reported that the shells fired by artillery, tanks, infantry and gunboats were not included in those fired by the air force.

The intensive Israeli air, sea and land shelling had targeted civilian neighborhoods, mosques and security buildings other than UNRWA offices and warehouses and killed 1200 citizens so far other than 5400 wounded.

Dr. Hassanein: Israel used weapons melting human bodies

[ 17/01/2009 - 05:05 PM ]




GAZA, (PIC)-- Dr. Muawiya Hassanein, the director of ambulance and emergency in the health ministry, revealed that the IOF troops used weapons against civilians never seen before which melt human bodies down to the bone.

Dr. Hassanein told the PIC that the medical staff found in one of the apartments in the Karama tower three melted bodies which turned into skeletons the thing which proves that Israel used internationally banned bombs during its attacks on the building.

The health official added that it had been found in bombed apartments and towers in the Tel Al-Islam a white chemical powder which causes lethal side effects, noting that there are many Palestinians in hospitals with their limbs melted in addition to seven citizens who died of serious burns in their bodies.

In another press statement to the PIC, the health official said that the death toll of the Israeli aggression which entered its 22nd day rose to 1,200 Palestinians, half of them were children and women, while the injuries soared to 5,300.

He added that the death toll included 410 children and 108 women, while the injuries included 400 serious cases.

HRW: IOF violating laws of war

The HTW organization has said that the IOF use of heavy artillery in heavily populated areas in Gaza city was in violation of the international ban on indiscriminate attacks in civilian areas.

Ging calls for international investigation into IOF killing of civilians in Gaza

John Ging, the director of UNRWA operations in Gaza Strip, on Saturday demanded an international and independent investigation in the Israeli occupation forcers' killing of civilians in the Strip.