27th December 2008 – Hundreds of Palestinians took to the streets of Nablus today in a series of demonstrations against the massacre of besieged Palestinians in Gaza – the greatest number of Palestinians to be killed in a single day ...
Read More »Journal: One family’s fear and heartbreak in Gaza
Journal by Sharon Lock Sunday December 28, 5.30am, Jabaliya In the basement, the family begins the night at their allotted sleeping spaces, but as the hours pass, draw closer together until women and children are huddled together in a pile ...
Read More »Civilian houses and medical centres targeted by Israeli air-strikes
Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip have been ongoing through the night, with civilian houses and medical centres being targeted by Israeli air-strikes. International Human Rights Workers are continuing to witness and document the escalating devastation. Two houses that internationals ...
Read More »Israel targets pharmacy in Rafah
Sunday 28th December, 2008 Video by ISM Gaza Strip Shortly before 7:00am local time, yet another Israeli missile strike hit the residential neighbourhood of Hi Alijnina in the southern Gaza town of Rafah. This time a pharmacy was targeted, totally ...
Read More »Video of the devastation in Gaza
Video by ISM Gaza Strip 27th December 2008 – A massive Israeli military operation began throughout the Gaza Strip today. Multiple Israeli air strikes hit many different areas this morning and continued sporadically throughout the day. The destruction was widespread. ...
Read More »The Observer: ‘It was like an earthquake on top of your head. My son was terrified. I held him to my chest’
Eyewitness report by Dr Eyad Al Serraj To view original report, published by The Observer on the 28th December, click here The bombing went on for about 10 minutes. It was like an earthquake on top of your head. The ...
Read More »Mother of 13 killed by Israeli air-strike – Internationals staying in Jabaliya amid fears of Israeli ground invasion
International Human Rights Activists went to visit one of the families who lost their mother as Israel killed at least 225 in Gaza on the 27th December. They will be staying with the family tonight (27th December) as the family ...
Read More »Israeli Ministry of Defence make threatening phone call to residents of Gaza on the day that Israel kills at least 225 Palestinians
27th December 2008 – A family in Rafah say they have received a menacing phone call from the Israeli Ministry of Defence, warning that “any house that has guns or weapons will be targeted next without further warning or any ...
Read More »Report from ISM Gaza Strip as Israeli rockets hit Gaza
By Sharon from Australia 3pm from Gaza city I was at home beside the small Gaza port, eating a bread and jam breakfast, when the rockets began to fall at about 11am. Six or seven deafening explosions occurred not far ...
Read More »Human Rights Defenders speak from Gaza as Israel kills over 200 people
27th December 2008 – Human Rights Defenders from various countries are present in Gaza and are witnessing and documenting the current Israeli attacks on Gaza. Due to Israel’s policy of denying access to international media, human rights defenders and aid ...
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