Tag: Khan Younis
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To the sound of F16s
Sharon Lock | Tales to Tell I’m told the bursts of noise that are currently shaking the net cafe a little are probably F16 sonic booms and not rockets, so that’s nice! Last night’s attacks involved seven rockets on the tunnel/border area of Rafah and a strike on an empty police station in Gaza city.…
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Where is the ceasefire?
27 January 2009 A young farm-worker, Arwan al Ibrim was murdered by Israeli military forces at approximately 9:45 am on Tuesday 27th January, in the village of Al Farahin, east of Khan Younis. 27 year old Arwan was working picking parsley and spinach in the village agricultural lands, approximately 700 m from the Green Line,…
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Gaza film shows white phosphorus from alleged Israeli attack
Two more videos shot by the International Solidarity Movement taken by The Guardian as proof of use of banned weapons by Israeli forces in Gaza. Robert Booth | The Guardian Ayman al Najar, 13, tells how he lost his sister, grandfather and cousin in a bomb attack The Guardian has obtained vivid footage of the…
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Israel admits troops may have used phosphorus shells in Gaza
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…
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Israel accused of war crimes over 12-hour assault on Gaza village
Fida Qishta in Khuza’a and Peter Beaumont in London | The Observer White flags ignored and houses bulldozed with families inside, claim residents Israel stands accused of perpetrating a series of war crimes during a sustained 12-hour assault on a village in southern Gaza last week in which 14 people died. In testimony collected from…