Tag: Operation Protective Edge
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Human rights defenders under live fire, one dead
20th July 2014 | International Solidarity Movement | Gaza, Occupied Palestine The Israeli military just shot a Gazan man trying to reach his family, during an announced ceasefire. He was with a group of municipality workers and international human rights defenders who were attempting to retrieve injured people in the Shajiya neighbourhood. “We all just watched a man…
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El-Wafa hospital staff attempted to retrieve medicine
19th July 2014 | International Solidarity Movement| Gaza, Occupied Palestine Hospital staff and international activists, from the U.S., Sweden, and the UK, attempted to travel to the recently bombed el-Wafa hospital, in an attempt to retrieve salvageable medical supplies. When they arrived at the hospital it was, “still smoking from the attack this morning.” Stated U.S. International…
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Israeli military shells Gazan el-Wafa hopsital
18th July 2014 | International Solidarity Movement | Gaza, Occupied Palestine Yesterday at 20:40 the Israeli military contacted el-Wafa hospital in Gaza and stated, “Why don’t you care about your family? Why don’t you care about your patients?” The receptionist replied, “Sir, you can’t bomb the hospital. We cannot move the patients.” Several minutes later, two…
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Gaza report: “Colonisation policies will not bring peace and security”
16th July 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Charlie Andreasson | Gaza, Occupied Palestine Just one or two hours after the ceasefire talks broke down, Sohil Deeb Mahmoud al Hosris’ house was completely demolished in the densely populated refugee camp of Shati in an air strike. It was a miracle nobody were killed or injured. Where the former house stood,…
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El-Wafa hospital threatened with bombing by Israeli military
16th July 2014 | International Solidarity Movement | Gaza, Occupied Palestine Yesterday evening (July 15th) at approximately 23:05 el-Wafa Rehabilitation hospital in Gaza, near Gaza City, received a call from someone claiming to be from the “Defense department of the Israeli forces”. The caller informed the hospital to evacuate everyone by this morning, and then hung…
