Israeli attack on UN school: 40 dead

January 6th, 2009 · 6 Comments · Uncategorized

40 people have now died after Israel’s bombing of a UN school in Gaza. 400 Palestinians were being given shelter there by the UN.

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1 Global Voices Online » Palestine: UN School Hit By Israeli Shells; More than 40 Killed // Jan 6, 2009 at 6.53 pm

[…] News Wire also reported quickly, stating: 40 people have now died after Israel’s bombing of a UN school in Gaza. 400 Palestinians […]
2 solomon2 // Jan 7, 2009 at 4.13 am

Reuters reports that the school’s headmaster was revered by Hamas as a renowned maker of their rocket weapons, and the IDF claims that the school was booby-trapped to blow up when they replied to Hamas terrorists who mortared them from within the school grounds.

Hamas, then, is at their last resort: they are using their own people as hostages. A great deal of information transmitted by Gazans to the Israelis must have been accurate for civilian casualties to remain under 30% of the total. I conclude, then, that without a cease-fire Hamas can sustain its fight only last a few days longer. Doubtless Hamas will survive at least a bit longer, as its top leadership is ensconced in Damascus and its second rank shelters from within Gaza’s hospitals. But why should Hamas be granted any dignity or respect for provoking Israel and its subsequent conduct in battle?
3 ????? // Jan 7, 2009 at 8.36 am

Arabs.. Keep sending them food, keep sending them aids.. we must feed them well before they die..it’s not human to send them up to heaven feeling hungry!!

let’s feed them
4 Gaza : Une école de l’ONU frappée par l’armée israélienne, plus de 40 morts « Temps obscurs // Jan 7, 2009 at 10.58 am

[…] News Wire (en anglais) a également très rapidement réagi : 40 personnes [dernier bilan à 18h30 heure de Paris] sont maintenant mortes après […]
5 Global Voices ???????? » ??????: ????? ????? ??????? ????? ?????? ?????????? ????? ????? ???? ?? 40 ????? // Jan 7, 2009 at 11.23 pm

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6 Global Voices teny Malagasy » Palestine: Sekolin’ny firenena Mikambana voadaroka baomba; maherin’ny 40 no maty // Jan 13, 2009 at 9.25 pm

[…] Syria News dia nitatitra ihany koa reported quickly, nanambara […]

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