Wanton Murder As Israelis March Through Gaza
Gaza residents tell of sniper attacks on homes
"Palestinians described yesterday how civilians were killed while hiding in their homes as Israeli ground troops stormed through northern Gaza suburbs this weekend searching for Hamas militants.
Raad Abu Seif held his 12-year-old daughter in his arms as she died after she was shot in the stomach as she stood several metres from a window.
"I stroked Safa's hair," said Mr Abu Seif, his voice hoarse. "And then her eyes rolled backwards in her head."
"I tried to massage her heart for a minute, two minutes, three minutes, I don't remember. And then I felt there was nothing."
Mr Abu Seif, 40, described how his extended family had bunkered down inside their home in the Zimo Square area of Jabaliya when it was infiltrated by Israeli ground troops supported by tanks in the early hours of Saturday.
Mr Abu Seif, who used to work in a car paint shop, and his wife, Sama, 38, told their seven children to stay down and avoid looking out of the windows. But in the afternoon Safa had grown in confidence and decided to go upstairs, where her uncle and his family were also waiting for the fighting to stop.
"She was just at his front door when there was an explosion outside and the windows were blown in," Mr Abu Seif said. "She was still about four metres from a window and up on the first floor but there must have been an Israeli sniper on a rooftop because he fired one shot and hit her in the stomach."
The girl's family had called an ambulance but it came under fire and was not able to reach the house."
Ziofascists up to their genocidal brutality yet again.
Remember the ambulances in Lebanon that were targeted?
posted by nolocontendere at 11:52 PM
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I have to wonder... if the zionists do not represent the majority of Jews is Israel, how can the IDF continue to do their dirty work for them?
You know, that's a good question.
It's probably somewhat like here, where the vast majority now want to reverse the filthy course we're on but the government is blithely detached. I keep hearing how Olmert is deeply unpopular, but he stays right where he is. I hear how the public is up in arms about the brutal IDF behavior, but they continue merrily along. It seems nothing is going to stop them from total war very soon, like there;s a sense of written-in-granite inevitability about it. Just like the fascists here who plow ahead as if what they're doing is unstoppable, which it seems to be.
It's important not to exaggerate or to tar an entire nation or military due to the atrocities committed by some. Not all IDF soldiers go along with this. Many refuseniks are rotting in Israeli prisons for saying no.
hamas has been lobbing rockets into israel nonstop for months. how long do you think you could put up with that shit? Both Hamas and Israel are fucked over and need to calm down.
Ah, the old "chicken and egg" scenario, chris. It's a no win argument for all sides which is just how the Israelis want it as they, and please understand this concept, disproportionately "respond" to provocation as justification to continue their agenda. The agenda being getting rid of their palestinian irritance. For keeps.
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