Tag: Gaza

  • 5 January 2009: Amal al-Samouni

    5 January 2009: Amal al-Samouni

    5 January 2012 | Palestinian Center for Human Rights “I have constant pain in my head, eyes and ears. I have been having nose bleeds for the past three years. I can still feel the shrapnel move inside my brain” On 4 January 2009 at around 6:00 Israeli forces surrounded the house where Amal al-Samouni (11)…

  • 4 January 2009: The Abdel Dayem family

    4 January 2009: The Abdel Dayem family

    4 January 2012 | Palestinian Center for Human Rights “I was told initially that Arafa had been injured in an Israeli strike. Of course I was concerned, but many people get injured in his line of work and what was important is that he was still alive. I learnt only fifteen minutes before Arafa’s body arrived…

  • 3 January 2009: Motee’ and Isma’il as-Selawy

    3 January 2009: Motee’ and Isma’il as-Selawy

    3 January 2012 | Palestinian Center for Human Rights “What affected us a lot psychologically is the fact that we were all praying in the mosque when we were attacked. The mosque is a place where we go when we need relief or when we are sad. We could never imagine them targeting us while we…