Israel Defense Forces troops on Tuesday killed at least 17 Palestinians, including three civilians, in ground and air operations on Gaza City. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas denounced the raids as "a massacre" which would not be forgotten by the Palestinians. Of the 17 Palestinians killed, at least 14 were members of armed groups, officials said. One of the other fatalities was a 65-year-old man, they said. Some 45 Palestinians were wounded in the fighting, among them an 8-year-old boy who was seriously hurt, medical officials said. Dr. Moaiya Hassanain of the Gaza Health Ministry said many of the dead and wounded lost limbs. Because of the high number of casualties, Hassanain questioned whether IDF troops were using tank-fired flechette shells, an anti-personnel weapon that throws out thousands of metal darts The IDF had no immediate comment on whether such munitions were used. Shifa Hospital put out a radio call for blood donations because of the large number of wounded. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/944967.html And this is after this Israel begins construction in E. Jerusalem And this More Israeli Land theft
Right, I think eveyone is a bit tired of your breaking news stories on Israel...you really don't get out much do you?
Apparently this is not the first time Israel has used such anti-personnel munitions in civilian areas Flechette (with pin for size estimate) Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! http://hrw.org/english/docs/2001/06/16/isrlpa154.htm
More: http://lawrenceofcyberia.blogs.com/news/2005/01/worse_than_war__1.html http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=22&ItemID=3007
S.A.M. that boy wasn't hit with Flechette, if you care to notice the wounds are circular in nature, Flechette leave little cross + the fins. And if he was hit with that many Flechette he would be dead, they penetrate completely through a body, and with the number of hits in the head, it would be fatal. Photo spin.
If they kill everyone, it will be a 100% success rate.Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
I am referring to the death of members of "armed groups", not civilians. Don't you think Israel recognizes that the death of civilians is counterproductive? How do you feel about these groups using civilians as human shields?
Armed groups? You mean anyone living in Gaza who does not want to live under occupation? Gee I wonder how many of those live there. Hence the flechettes. 45 wounded, many with lost limbs. So how big is Gaza?
You mean like the Israelis who think killing them will change things. Gaza strike hardens Hamas position Hows that for productive?
No, it won't change things, but it is self-defense. Catching speeders won't stop speeding, but you still need to do it.
Around and around we go. Israel and Palestine can negotiate their borders any time. Israel wants the violence to end first. Do you support the firing of rockets into southern Israel?
Sure they do. Hence the flechettes and indiscriminate violence against civilians http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/DE0324CB-885B-4C31-A8E9-872E999501C0.htm The good life Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Not sure what your point is. Is arresting people equivalent to shooting rockets at civilians? Is targeting the people that shoot rockets the same as killing civilians indiscriminately?
