Tag: Gaza

  • Amnesty International Calls for Halt to Gaza Attacks

    AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL 11 April 2006 Public Statement Israel/Occupied Territories: Israel must halt attacks on Gaza residential areas – children killed Amnesty International is calling on the Israeli army to end immediately its air bombardments and shelling of civilian residential areas in the Gaza Strip. At least two Palestinian children have been killed and tens of…

  • And suddenly, the seams of childhood disappeared

    Say to her, “My dear, my dear, It is not so dreadful here.” Hadil Ghabin, 9 years old, was killed Monday night after an Israeli shell struck her family’s home. 13 other members of her family were injured, including her pregnant mother, several toddlers, and her 10-year-old brother Ahmed, who lost his eye sight. One-year…

  • Just another Gaza Friday

    By Laila El-Haddad I’ve always loved Fridays in Gaza. In the mornings, save for the lone garbage collector futilely sweeping the abandoned streets and Municipality park, littered with plastic cups, watermelon seeds, and strangled straws from the night before, the hustle and bustle of the city comes to a standstill. It is a serene if…