UN: Israel shelled house where civilians were held
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By Staff Reports
Published: January 9, 2009
-- JERUSALEM -- A United Nations agency says Israeli troops evacuated Palestinian civilians to a house in Gaza City, then shelled the building 24 hours later.
The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says the shelling occurred Sunday, a day after Israel began its ground offensive against Hamas militants in Gaza.
Based on eyewitness testimony, the account added details yesterday to a deadly shelling previously reported by The Associated Press and an Israeli human rights group.
The U.N. agency says 110 people were in the house and 30 people were killed, far higher figures than in other accounts.
It says the Red Cross was blocked from reaching the area until three days later.
The Israeli military had no comment on the report today.
-- The Associated Press
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Posted by ( kickthekoolaid ) on January 09, 2009 at 11:37 am
Yeah… let’s make this whole thing look like Israel’s fault and don’t mention what the real terrorists are doing. I’m sure the ‘civilians’ in Gaza deserved what they got.
To Israel - good for you for defending your sovereignty and not listening to the UN bureaucracy. I hope you destroy those evil terrorists.
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Posted by ( Dave ) on January 09, 2009 at 8:57 am
A National Review article yesterday reported a significant number of ‘civilian’ casualties being blamed on Israel are in fact the result of Hamas ‘hits’ on Fatah rivals and their families. Bet that won’t get in the news. It doesn’t fit with what we are expected to believe. Wars are awful, but let’s not forget who started it. Maybe someone needs to ask how many Fatah members and their relatives have been killed by Hamas BEFORE the invasion began.
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