Casualties of the last attacks on Gaza: Visit to Shifa Hospital

Hani Al- Qanoo, 15 years old

by Rosa Schiano

15 March 2012 | il Blog di Oliva

This morning we went to pay a visit to the wounded at the Shifa Hospital. Most of them have fractures and burns.

Hani Al-Qanoo, 15


His mother, Reda, tells that on Sunday morning around 9am Hani and his brother went to school, but there were no classes. They were coming back home when a drone fired a missile on the same road where they were walking, Al Khorondar street.
Reda lives with her 7 children in difficult … Continue reading

Literal buzzkills: What it feels like underneath an Israeli drone

Drone

Sami Kishawi
30 October 2011 | Sixteen Minutes to Palestine

Unmanned Israeli drones have been circling over the Gaza Strip for more than a day now. Few people outside of Gaza realize just how psychologically torturing this can be. Not only are the drones loud and incessant, but they also instill fear: the drones are able to fire a projectile at you at any given moment, no warning necessary.

An independent journalist by the Twitter handle @WelshInGaza recorded the following footage to give you an idea of what it feels like underneath an Israeli drone during … Continue reading