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Israel admits troops may have used phosphorus shells in Gaza

Posted on: January 21, 2009

Amnesty warns Israel could be guilty of war crimes

Peter Beaumont | The Guardian

Israel has admitted – after mounting pressure – that its troops may have used white phosphorus shells in contravention of international law, during its three-week offensive in the Gaza Strip.

One of the places most seriously affected by the use of white phosphorus was the main UN compound in Gaza City, which was hit by three shells on 15 January. The same munition was used in a strike on the al-Quds hospital in Gaza City the same day.

Under review by Colonel Shai Alkalai is the use of white … Continue reading


Updated on January 23, 2009
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Evidence of white phosphorus use on Gazan civilians

Posted on: January 19, 2009

The Guardian published videos recorded by ISM volunteers in Gaza as proof of Israeli use of white phosphorus in civilian areas.

Richard Norton-Taylor | The Guardian

Dr. Ahmed Almi of al-Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis examines patients wounded by white phosphorous.

Video showing injuries consistent with the use of white phosphorus shells has been filmed inside hospitals treating Palestinian wounded in Gaza City.

Contact with the shell remnants causes severe burns, sometimes burning the skin to the bone, consistent with descriptions by Ahmed Almi, an Egyptian … Continue reading


Updated on January 21, 2009
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Eyewitness from Al Quds Hospital attack

Posted on: January 16, 2009

Sharon Lock | The Independent

View from Gaza: The ambulance driver
Sharon Lock, an Australian from the International Solidarity Movement, was working as an ambulance driver for the Palestinian Red Crescent when its Al-Quds Hospital in Gaza City came under Israeli attack yesterday.

One shell landed outside the building about 10 yards from the incubators for new babies. We were putting fires out with buckets of water. The shrapnel seems to burn for a long time and it starts fires if it is not put out. We were just dealing with that when we heard shooting from the front steps of the … Continue reading


Updated on January 16, 2009
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“It was the hardest day of our lives”

Posted on: January 16, 2009
50 homes bulldozed in Khoza’a

Wednesday 14th January, 2009

In an escalation of the ground offensive in the south of Gaza, Israeli forces terrorised the population of Khoza’a, a small rural community east of Khan Younis. They entered the area at about 3.00am on the morning of Tuesday 13th January in an incursion lasting until Tuesday evening. This follows heavy missile strikes on Khoza’a in recent days, notably on Saturday 10th January.

According to a local municipality official, approximately 50 homes were bulldozed along with farmland, olive and citrus groves. The scent … Continue reading


Updated on January 16, 2009
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