Tag: Cast Lead

  • Evidence of white phosphorus use on Gazan civilians

    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…

  • Jan 18: At the Samouni house

    Sharon Lock | ISM Volunteer The planes are still buzzing overhead, but there have been no explosions near me today. However this supposed ceasefire from Israeli’s side since 2am does not seem to have extended to Beit Hanoun, where there was shelling this morning and F16s were attacking. You can see 4 video clips I…

  • Waiting

    Eva Bartlett | In Gaza Today was the first day that medics and journalists were able to reach areas occupied by the invading Israeli troops. Palestinians by this point, by weeks ago, were desperate for any semblance of a normal life, though normality here is far from normality anywhere else. They were desperate to return…

  • Saturday January 17 – Starting again

    Sharon Lock | Tales To Tell Let me start with the good news. I found it surprisingly destabilising having to evacuate the hospital. Since the strikes began, I have spent more nights here than anywhere else, and it began to feel like coming ‘home’ each time I arrived, especially with the welcome I unfailingly received.…

  • Samouni family members found dead in Gaza rubble

    International human rights activists have witnessed the recovery of dead members of the Samouni family. Several bodies of the Samouni family have finally been retrieved, 12 days after an attack by Israeli military forces that led to the death of an unknown number of family members. Red Crescent ambulance crews finally gained access to the…