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Dozens dead after Israel bombs UN elementary school in Gaza

Azerbaijan News.Net
Tuesday 6th January, 2009

At least forty people have died and dozens more were wounded when the Israeli army targeted an elementary school in Jabalya in northern Gaza Tuesday.

The United Nations said hundreds of people had moved into the building to shelter themselves from the ongoing hostilities.

Majed Hamdan, a photographer with The Associated Press, rushed to the scene shortly after the attacks. At the hospital, he said, many children were among the dead.

"I saw women and men, parents, slapping their faces in grief, screaming, some of them collapsed to the floor. They knew their children were dead," he said. "In the morgue, most of the killed appeared to be children. In the hospital, there wasn't enough space for the wounded."

"There's nowhere safe in Gaza. Everyone here is terrorized and traumatized," John Ging, the director of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency said.

"I am appealing to political leaders here and in the region and the world to get their act together and stop this," he added, speaking at Gaza's largest hospital. "They are responsible for these deaths."

The Israeli army however said the school was being used to store weapons, and the casualties were as a result of secondary explosions caused by the the munitions stored in the building. After a brief investigation this story changed. The army did admit the Israel Air Force targeted the school, but said it was returning fire. It had no comment on the fact that several hundred refugees had taken shelter at the school.

"On Tuesday, following identified and repeated rocket and mortar launchings at Israeli territory, the Israel Air Force aircraft struck a school in Beit Hanoun. After an investigation that took place over the past hour, it was revealed that terror operatives from Hamas's military wing and a mortar battery cell, which were found in the school, were firing on Israeli army forces in the area. Hamas operatives Imad Abu Askhar and Hassan Abu Askhar were amongst terrorists that were identified at the school," an army statement released late Tuesday night said.

Palestinian witnesses however told The Associated Press that while between two and four militants were firing rockets from nearby, they were not at the school, and had been separately shelled, after which they fled. The witnesses said the two miliants identified by the Israeli army as being at the school were brothers and were low ranking Hamas militants.

Tuesday's attack was the third on UN run schools in 36 hours. The United Nations has called for an independent investigation into all three strikes.

"We're demanding full accountability in accordance with international law and the duty of care that the parties to the conflict are obliged to adhere to," Ging said.

Earlier Tuesday, seven Palestinians were killed in several separate incidents. One young man was killed in an attack on a Hamas charity building, a 15-year-old was killed in an air force attack in the center of Gaza City and five Palestinians were killed when their house in the eastern part of Gaza City was shelled.

Palestinians told The Jerusalem Post nine members of the same family were killed in the Zaytoun neighborhood of Gaza, 6 of them children. Three other people were reportedly killed in the strike. The Jerusalem Post said it could not independently confirm the Palestinian reports.

 

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Sammy
01-06-09, 01:46 PM

Dozens dead after Israel bombs UN elementary school in Gaza

Immidiately bring the leaders of Israel to the international criminal court for crimesagains humanity, and genocide.

I do not know what is the international comunity waiting for.

The people of this planet are sick and tired of these abuses, and needless killing of unarmed innocent victims. THIS IS PURE GENOCIDE

SAMMY

Anonymous
01-06-09, 04:44 PM

school blast

cowardly hamass hiding behind school children AGAIN.....

Anonymous
01-06-09, 04:48 PM

Sick and tied eh. Evidence first. No commi lynch mob.

jimi
01-07-09, 02:45 AM

Dozens dead after Israel bombs UN elementary school in Gaza

It takes a real military genius to target innocent civilians in a clearly demarked UN schools. In the full knowledge of the IDF that innocent civilians are sheltering there in hope of finding at least same illusory safe place to find protection.

I guess that there goes the Israeli agrument and justification that it is Hamas and not the IDF that targets innocent civilians.

Bravo Israel.


Anonymous
01-07-09, 04:31 AM

Good Job. Isreali are just trying their best to justify Fuhrer’s concentration camps

Prophet Wylee
01-06-09, 08:08 PM

pitty the fools

>>>~FALSE~Israeli army targeted an elementary school in Jabalya in northern Gaza Tuesday.
<<< ~TRUTH~Isreali army targeted a bomb and missle factory in Jabalya inside a elementary school in northern Gaza Tuesday.
It is no big secret Hamas hides behind
women and children.

Anonymous
01-06-09, 08:56 PM

weak overkill

So Hamas has been declaring war on Israel and have taken over the Gaza strip. Why then does Israel have to use such overkill in missiles and artilary on the poor Palestinians. Are their soldiers too ill equipped to take the fight directly to Hamas without inflicting such carnage. There are cowards on both sides, one that fires rockets and the others who fire bigger rockets back.

Mrs. Mahdi
01-07-09, 09:22 AM

HAMAS USES SCHOOLS AS FOXHOLES

Cowardly weenies, they hide behind their own children. When the children are accidentally killed, Hamas is there with the cameras, taking snuff shots so they can stick them in the world’s face and cry that Israel did it. Hamas - they are dickless wonders, they are. Real pieces of work. Well, they want martyrdom...so here it is. What a bunch of troglodytes...neanderthals with rocket launchers.

harry lavoe
01-07-09, 11:17 AM

civilians voted in hamas a known terrorists organization thats know for human shields

why does gaza get any humanitarian food Nobody told ahmed to have 4 wives and thirty children. Why does the world have to feed gaza. That’s why they will always perpetuate hate because their getting a free meal. General rule if you can’t send your children to school or put shoes on their feet don’t have children. When do these palestinians work? Islam is a cult mass suicides polygamy pedophilia. its just like jim jones and koresh. Violent as hell. Its more than obvious g_d is on israels side. Im so glad the jews invented the nuclear bomb to keep these crazies at bay. Watch your neck world your head might be severed. I heard no muslim condemnation and rallies when mumbai took place or munich or christian tootsies were getting murdered. Now all the sudden their peace advocates. ps the lebanon mission was a failure because it was a search and rescue mission that failed. Return gilad shalit and ron arad you bastards!

harry lavoe
01-07-09, 11:26 AM

there is honor in raising the white flag and signing peace treaty something hamas refuses look at japan and their prosperity

sons of saladin and mamalukes bedouin arabs modern palestinians come from those people war like barbarians. They continue their ways the same as their grandfathers. Muslim world should not blame the west. They should blame the arab royals for trading israel for kingdoms.lol its in your arab blood to be a backstabber. The chosen ones will defeat arabs in all matters make love not war. Arabs will learn and submit to modern society and stop acting like apes. SO GET ON BOARD THE WEST TRAIN BEFORE IT LEAVES WITHOUT YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES AND THEY WILL DIE. Sons of saladin and mamalukes and bedouins have no right to jewish land. My american tax payer money is well spent on israel so I can worship freely where my religion is greater than islam. I flex my might. Bush cahooted with the royals to take over iraq and pump its oil. Bush with cat like reflexes could have beat the shitt out of that reporter. Bush can run the mile in six minutes. Bush can kick putins ass. Lol arabs you crack me up die and get your 72 virgins. What do the wives think about that. Their love must be rotten. Salaam dumb asses

harry lavoe
01-07-09, 02:41 PM

concentration camps are coming

Im trying to create a incident I admit. So I can see the great arab uprising get squashed like a fly. Than we will separate the good people from the bad. There is no room in this world for uncivilised people aka hamas hezbollah iran cuba iran. Get on board there is plenty of room. It will not be the muslim way that’s for sure. Just ask the japanese with their kamikazees.Stop being the problem be part of the solution.Fanatics can’t wait for the apocolypse. Screw them! ACT CIVIL!!!!!!!!!!!!

harry lavoe
01-07-09, 02:45 PM

snydster

That’s why the christians aren’t in charge of jerusalem. europeans think nuking is the answer for everything typical cowboy attitude. Using jewish technology the nuke against jerusalem I think not.

Anonymous
01-09-09, 05:17 AM

Defeat Hamas

Hamas are cowards and has no regards in using fellow Palestinians as human shields. Even the poorest Israeli Arab is better treated than any palestinian under hamas.

So the best solution is to defeat Hamas completely.

secretslave
01-06-09, 03:11 PM

Like Ruby Ridge USA pointed and blameworthy

salaam,
Age and innocents mission completed

Anonymous
01-06-09, 04:37 PM

So as you sow so shall ye reap

Sammy;122327:
Immidiately bring the leaders of Israel to the international criminal court for crimesagains humanity, and genocide.

I do not know what is the international comunity waiting for.

The people of this planet are sick and tired of these abuses, and needless killing of unarmed innocent victims. THIS IS PURE GENOCIDE

SAMMY



When the peace-loving thugs shout, “You are the product of monkeys, you are the product of pigs!," they are referring to the passages in the Qur’an in which Allah curses Jews and transforms them into apes and pigs (2:62-65; 5:59-60; 7:166).

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A long-range Grad-type Katyusha rocket landed in the schoolyard of a kindergarten in a northern Ashdod neighborhood at approximately 3:20 Monday afternoon — but miraculously, only two people were lightly wounded, one by flying shrapnel.

Thirty children are normally in the classroom during the day, when the missile struck, but due to Home Front Command instructions, the building was empty at the time.

Magen David Adom medics who raced to the scene said they treated a number of people who suffered from severe emotional trauma. Eyewitnesses described the explosion as “unusually loud."

At about 3:00 p.m., a short-range Kassam rocket exploded in the Eshkol region as well. No one was injured and no damage was reported.

Hamas and allied terrorist attacked southern Israel with close to 30 rockets since 7:00 a.m. Monday, appearing to focus primarily on the coastal cities of Ashkelon and Ashdod
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Are we all so sure it was an Israeli bomb and not a hamas unguided rocket full of nails?


Leaders of the Palestinian resistance have screamed murder and hate from day one and call all Israelis and by proxy Jews combatants.
That means they believe even the unborn Israeli deserves a bullet anywhere in the world they are found!
Yet the palestinian people for lack of a better name howl when they get the same justice meeted out to them.
Sorry Hamas and all you Palestinian supporters thats not how the world works.
Folks to put it plainly until Hamas and the Palestinians quit firing rockets and using suicide bombers this will never end!
Armed conflict rarely serves a purpose unless you subdue the other side entirely.
Much as the Roman empire destroyed Carthage salted the fields and killed everyone or enslaved them.
They then salted the fields and left no stone standing one on another.
They but play into Israel’s hands and at some point Israel will quit playing and destroy every living thing in these areas and the world won’t lift a finger.

Once and for all the average person in Palestine must renounce hate and violence must renounce Hamas and groups like them and then learn from Ghandis teachings of non-violent protest.
Israel can’t mow down people who simply refuse to fight.
Until a non-Violent means is used Israel can justify the most extreme measure possible AND AT SOME POINT WILL USE WMD’s on whats left.

Current Islamic thinking is the very root of the problem a more peaceful version must be taught instead of the Whabbist or shiite views.


[quote]

The Arab world’s most prominent comedian and movie star, Egyptian actor Adel Imam, has shocked many of his fans by expressing understanding for Israel’s military operation in the Gaza Strip.

Imam, a longtime outspoken critic of Islamic fundamentalism, lashed out at Egyptians who have been demonstrating against Israel’s war on Hamas. He said calls for general strikes in solidarity with the Palestinians “harmed our economy and benefited Israel alone."

Imam was also quoted in the Egyptian press as strongly criticizing the leader of the country’s Muslim Brotherhood organization, Mahdi Akef, for having accused Egypt’s leadership of “collusion” with Israel.

The veteran 68-year-old movie star blamed Hamas for the violence, pointing out that the Egyptian leadership had warned the Islamist movement against an impending Israeli military operation.

“Hamas ignored our warnings and chose to lead an asymmetrical war," Imam said, echoing earlier statements by Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit. “It’s preferable for Hamas to stop [the rocket attacks]. They should have known that Israel wasn’t going to receive the attacks with roses."

Imam’s remarks have been condemned by many of his colleagues in Egypt who have come out in support of Hamas.[...]

Imam’s most recent film, Hassan and Morqos, also enraged extremists, prompting them to launch a campaign to boycott the actor. The movie is about a Muslim cleric and a Christian priest whose paths cross as they face threats from Muslim terrorists. Some of Imam’s critics accused him of using the film to promote “apostasy."

secretslave
01-06-09, 03:16 PM

Democracy makes troubles if none founded

salaam,
Israel won Independence far away from Wisdom

secretslave
01-06-09, 03:17 PM

Who needs Wisdom cried Israel

salaam,
When you got friends in democracy rulings

DIL
01-06-09, 05:21 PM

Hamas's prayers answered

Over 6000 rockets have landed on Israel from Gaza since 2005. Which country would tolerate such a barrage without launching a full scale counter attack, for so long? In firing these rockets, Hamas has been trying to provoke a war with Israel. Well, they have finally got what they wanted! What is Hamas complaining about? As regards the civilian casualities, that’s mainly due to Hamas using civilians as shields.

DIL
01-06-09, 05:24 PM

Prayers of Hamas Answered

Over 6000 rockets have landed on Israel from Gaza since 2005. Which country would tolerate such a barrage without launching a full scale counter attack, for so long? In firing these rockets, Hamas has been trying to provoke a war with Israel. Well, they have finally got what they wanted! What is Hamas complaining about? As regards the civilian casualities, that’s mainly due to Hamas using civilians as shields.

ramjan
01-07-09, 12:57 AM

IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT MEANS IS USED TO KILL

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ARABS TOO MUCH TALK,GET THE BOMB AND USE IT THE PROBLEM WILL BE SOLVED IMMEDIATELY.

Anonymous
01-07-09, 01:20 AM

ramjan, there is no problem with the Arabs, the problen lies with people like you who support the Israelis, now they think they can behave like ravening wolves, and when the tide turns, believe you me, it will, than I hope you will still side with them and receive your just reward, Shaytan’s slaves....

Anonymous
01-07-09, 07:33 AM

FUCK ISRAELL

FUCK ISRAEL !!! GO TO HELL!!!

Anonymous
01-07-09, 07:38 AM

Isreal have murdered palestinians and lebanese for years with unjust and excessive force - if you do not like arabs why then did you steal their land and live among them - Israel government are just puppets for George Bush fighting his war because he is too cowardly to do it himself - open your eyes and hearts and leave innocent children to live - your 6000 rockets since 2005 have not killed a fraction of Israelis as the palestinian children killed in a day of Israeli bombimgs

snydster
01-07-09, 01:32 PM

Disgusted with the whole international community

I really dont claim to understand what started this whole thing and I really think neither do the people involved remember what started it. Maybe I am biased and ignorant to what is happening and I know my comments will make you all enraged. I thank God I live in the US. We may have our problems but for the most part we all get along. Yes, my government makes decisions that we dont even agree with, but dont blame the whole country. I really think Isreal has been left to run as they see fit by the international community as an excuse for what happened in the Hulocaust. I have nothing against the Jewish community. However, something has to give. The world is getting smaller day by day. People need a place to live work and survive. Whether your muslum, christian or Jew, all families want to work, have a good life, take care of their children and just exist.

I was a hulocaust supporter, and this was a very bad thing. However, I am now at the point where I really think Isreal needs to get over its bad self and deal with reality. They are killing people over an idea that is thousands of years old. One of the promised land. If this freaking land was so promised whay the hell is it in the middle of a desert. Has anyone thought of that.

When I was younger I can remember the bombing in Beirut, and seeing the pictures where it was one of the most beutiful places on the earth. It was bombed into oblivion. What the hell did it prove.

We have the knowledge and the ambition to build these beutiful cities but have no regard or caring when it comes to bombing the hell out of them no matter who is in the way.

I really do think we are at the point that the Isreali Government needs to be held accountable for thier actions. They have been an Independent State for almost sixty years. They should know better by know and to hide behind the tora is no fucking excuse

snydster
01-07-09, 01:37 PM

Harry Lavoe

I would suggest the local police department investigate this individual. Obviously by his comments he is not rational and probably capable of causing and international incident

snydster
01-07-09, 01:48 PM

Harry Lavoe - yes he is an inteligent individual to be believed

They continue their ways the same as their Muslim world should not blame the west. They should blame the arab royals for trading israel for kingdoms.lol its in your arab blood to be a backstabber. The chosen ones will defeat arabs in all matters make love not war. Arabs will learn and submit to modern society and stop acting like apes. SO GET ON BOARD THE WEST TRAIN BEFORE IT LEAVES WITHOUT YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES AND THEY WILL DIE

He seems to be a well adjusted individual. I remember reading about comments of the black individuals being apes. We now have a black president. How funny.

I really think Harry needs a reality check

snydster
01-07-09, 01:55 PM

Poor me Poor Me

I am sory but I really do believe this Middle East Crisis that has been going on for so long is the creation of the Isrealis.

Fine we all follow the first testiment, Jews, Christians and Muslums. However it seems we have forgotten the most important part of this book. To be able to live together and get along and be a peaceful society.

So the Jews were given the promised land, so fucking what. A lot of sand, barren mountain and a bunch of nothing. Who the hell wants that. It has taken many years of building and cultivating to make it what it is today.

Now that it is where it is, its now a big piece of property with a value that everyone wants.

You know what, Im a christian and I could give a fuck about Jeruselum. Bomb that damn city to the ground. My faith is in my heart, not in a rock, a wall or a church. Move everyone out, bomb the damn city and get it over with. Then there will be nothing more to fight about.

snydster
01-07-09, 02:04 PM

poor poor me

Move everyone out of the Gaza strip, Isreal and Jeruselum and Nuke the damn place. Like I said before, we all belive in the first testament which teaches us not to believe in false idols. What are we doing with this area of the planet. All three religions fight and fight and fight over this worthless piece of fucking sand. I want the first one of you to tell me that it is worth the life of one individual.

Faith is in your heart. It is something you cant feel and it is nothing tangible. You have it or you dont. It does not come with a deed for a piece of property, it does not come with conditions. You have it or you dont.

Again, I feel that Jeruselum should be evacuated and bombed to the fucking ground and lets see what we all have to fight over after that

snydster
01-07-09, 02:12 PM

Prophet Wylee

Who in the hell ordained him a prophit? He is just another nut job with nothing to say

Abraham The Father of Faith
01-07-09, 04:07 PM

Israel the chosen people of GOD

Israel are the chosen people of GOD and is GOD selection, and GOD selection is eternal, but GOD does judge too, HE is the GOD of Judgement. But GOD bless too, GOD said, not man said, those who blessed Israel, Prince of GOD, will be blessed, those who curse Israel will be cursed. Becareful what you write, you will be responsible for what you write or say, may the GOD of Israel have mercy on you all, Amen. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, FATHER GOD may YOU hear my prayer, Blessed Israel and protect them in everyway, and have mercy on the people of Palestinian. Amen.

Anonymous
01-08-09, 09:25 AM

Divide and conquer

Facts and fantasies all used to divide and conquer.
The average Palestinian is in bondage as much as the average Israeli, Cuban, American, German, Russian or Iranian the only difference is the degree of tyranny we live under.
The Rich get richer and the poor cattle continue to slave away making the upper crust that much richer.
If people would but see the truth that we have all been set against each other in order to hide the truth from the common man.


Religion is a wedge issue some try to ram their beliefs down others throats.
Islamics will kill for their religion.
Globalists will as well.
Jews will kill to protect their land.
Americans to protect their interests.
The global warming crowd will tax you to death.
In the end it’s all still wedge issues and tyranny.
The root of all evil is that some how your superior to the guy next to you.

Anonymous
01-09-09, 08:33 AM

The cowards are the Israeli soldiers and their leaders

You only have to look at the number of people killed in this war to see who the cowards are. The ratio is almost 100 to 1. You say Hamas use people as human shields, where do you get that from? Israeli politicians and army leaders? They always say that but I have yet to see one incident of it. As far as firing rockets from civilian areas, where do you actually think they should be firing them from? Do you realise this is a densely populated tiny strip of land. Israel is not fighting an army here, there are no military bases, these people are resisting a brutal occupation of more than forty years. Don’t complain about a few old rockets that don’t go anywhere and cause little damage, worry about the planes dropping bombs and tanks firing artillary at schools, mosques, civilians, houses, and UN trucks and people, and the ten thousand soldiers pouring all over them in their aggressive and cowardly way. Israel is an uncivilised bastard of a country that has complete disregard for human life of any race but its own. It even uses its own civilians as bait for their political and military agendas. Don’t tell me with all their high-tech detection and weaponry they can’t produce anti-rocket weaponry. They need the rockets so they can continue to the occupation and continue stealing the Palestinian lands, and drive them off the remainder (or kill them as we’re seeing now).


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