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Items by Dr Daud Abdullah
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MEMO’s Diary of the War Crimes in Gaza – Day Four
Tuesday, 30 December 2008 – DAY FOUR For the 4th consecutive day, amidst an unprecedented escalation, IOF intensified bombardment of civilian facilities, mosques and houses, justifying the attacks by claiming that the targeted objects were affiliated to Hamas. Facts on the ground affirmed that the IOF used excessive lethal...
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MEMO’S Diary of the War Crimes in Gaza – Day Two
Sunday, 28th December 2008 – Day Two For a second consecutive day, IOF continued the bombardment of security posts, public institutions and the civilian facilities (houses, workshops, medicine warehouses and media institutions). More than half a million school children were denied access to their schools. Israeli warplanes bombed two...
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MEMO’S Diary of the War Crimes in Gaza – Day One
To mark the First anniversary of the Israel war on the Gaza Strip, Memo reopens the diary of war crimes as they were played out on camera before the world. Saturday, 27 December 2008 – Day One The first day of the onslaught was the bloodiest in the history...
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British Involvement in the West Bank
Concerns about British and EU Roles in Palestinian Authority Human Rights Abuses in the Occupied West Bank “While it may be true that what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, it is no longer true that what happens in the Middle East stays in the Middle East. And all...
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Day 22 – IOF intensify bombardment and shelling in residential towns and cities
IOF continued their offensive against the Gaza Strip for the 22nd consecutive day, attacking UNRWA shelters, as well as medical, civil defense and media crews; white phosphorous continued to be used against residential areas. In the northern Gaza Strip, an IOF warplanes bombarded a water well of the Municipality...
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Day 19 – Twenty-two members of the Al-Sammouni family perish
For the 19th consecutive day, IOF continued its all-out offensive against the Gaza Strip, targeting the civilians and their property. Northern Gaza Strip and Gaza City came under intensive land, sea and air bombardment. In al-Atatra area, to the west of Beit Lahya, Palestinian paramedics found four decomposed bodies;...
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Day 20 – A law unto themselves – IOF increase pace of destruction in Gaza
IOF continued their full-scale offensive on the Gaza Strip. In the northern Gaza Strip, IOF artillery shelled the vicinity of the Ministry of Education to the north of Sheikh Zayed Housing Town. Five civilians (two women and three children) were killed as a result. Additionally, IOF artillery targeted members...
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Day 18 – High Numbers of Palestinians rushed into UNRWA shelters
For the 18th consecutive day, IOF continued their full-scale offensive against the Gaza Strip, targeting civilians and their property in blatant disregard for IHL and under international silence. IOF divided the offensive into stages amidst threats to expand land invasions into centers of towns and densely populated areas. Vast...
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Day 17 – Gaza City offensive continues
For the 17th consecutive day, IOF had continued their fullscale offensive against the Gaza Strip. Gaza City and the northern Gaza Strip, where ground operations were taking place, were subjected to the most violent strikes; the majority of incursions, were focused on these areas. The unprecedented killing of children...
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Day 16 – Use of illegal white phosphorous continues…
For the 16th consecutive day, IOF continued their open offensive against the Gaza Strip. In the northern Gaza Strip, IOF warplanes bombed a number of Palestinians who were near their houses in al-Ghaboun area and in the vicinity of Oly al-Azm Mosque in Beit Lahia, killing 5 children, including...