Sameh Habeeb - Random Shelling and Compulsory Migration for Thousands in Gaza Strip

Sameh Habeeb - Random Shelling and Compulsory Migration for Thousands in Gaza Strip

Posted: 05 Jan 2009 05:16 PM CST

(photo by Zoriah) Note: I might stop reporting either if I die or I flee my home. Shells rain down beside my house now. Pray for me…Pray for Me….
Breaking News: A Massacre: Samuni family says: Israeli soldiers gather 30 persons from Al Samoni family in one house. Ten families were in the house from the same clan. Many civilians were killed as artillery shells bombed the house. The number of victims around 14, most of them are children and women. Some are in critical conditions!

Breaking News: 7 houses destroyed by Naval bombings in Al Shati' refugee Camp!

Breaking News:Many people wounded and in shelling in Jabalia refugee

Camp as well as Al Burij.

Breaking News: Hundreds of shells target houses in east of Gaza City

and Jabalia now. No new coming up yet. The conditions getting tougher

in that area.

Breaking News: Three children and their mother killed during a shell

hit their house in Al shija'ya area east of Gaza. The victims were in

their house during the shelling. Their bodies were torn to pieces.

Breaking News:Bloody clashes between Palestinian factions and Israeli

organized army east of Gaza City. Israeli army is firing back using

Apachi and heavy artillery shells. Many people wounded and no upcoming

news if militants are being targeted.

Breaking News: Israeli soldiers get closer to the populated areas in

northern Gaza and Gaza City.

Day 10 of Israeli War On Gaza

Death toll 600, injured 2800, New "Nakhba" & Refugees

By Sameh A. Habeeb, A Photojournalist, Humanitarian & Peace Activist

in Gaza Strip.

Gaza Strip,5, January, 2009-  Israeli War on Gaza still rise up in

various points through the occupied Gaza Strip. More civilians killed

in opposition of Israeli announced aim of hitting the Hamas militants.

Monday morning a massacre happened in Al Zaytoun Quarter as Israeli

army gathered around 30 persons in one house and then bombed them.

Medical sources said that 14 killed and 60 injured. Around 10 of them

children some are women and some other youth old people.

The heaviest ongoing bombing of Air forces and artillery shells pushed

thousands of civilians to internally I migrate to the western areas of

the Strip. Ironically, the western areas are not safer to be taken a

shelter by those new refugees as Israeli naval gunboats await for

them. Many bombs were fired from these vessels killing family in Al

Shati' camp and injured sveral other in Al Nusairat Refugee Camp.

In the north of Gaza, thousands of Bait Hanon residents of and eastern

Jabalia  are leaving their homes into the western areas.

Humanitarian conditions  severely exacerbated. Civilians don't have

drinking water nor any kind of water for daily use. Add to that,

basics of food like bread, cocking oil, rice, beans and sugar are no

longer available in the markets.

Meanwhile, medical sector is totally paralyzed due to lack of human

resources from cadre and doctors and a severe shortage in medicines

and medical tools. The amount of victims is obviously huger than the

abilities  of the already arduous hospitals which suffer a siege of 18

months.

Deadly Outcomes of Israeli Ground Military Operation:

1- Israeli air force bombarded many houses at Al shati' Refugee Camp.

Medical sources said that 35 Palestinians wounded.

2-Israeli Air strike from Apache helicopters targeted a 3-floor-house

for Al Ghandour family in Al Daraj area. An Atmosphere of fear and

panic through put residents of the area.

3-Air strike on Omar Bin Abd Al ziz mosque and many people injured in the area.

4-Two Palestinians wounded as Israeli air raid targeted a house in Al

Zaytoun area. Another air raid hit a workshop in Al daraj area and

many people injured.

5-A number of casualties and wounded as Israeli air force targeted a

house near a mosque in Al Zaytoun quarter.

6-Many houses burned and destroyed in a heavy bombing in Al Zaytoun Area.

7-Israeli airforce retargeted Al Uma College in Al Nasir Quarter west

north of Gaza Strip.

8-One Palestinian killed and 5 wounded in an air raid on civilian car

in Al Shati' Refugee Camp.

9-A rocket destroyed to rubble "Light society" which is a charity

working in support of orphans and needy Palestinians. The society

includes a physical therapy section for the poorest. The society is

linked to Al Jihad Islamist movement.

10-Three Palestinians killed, 9 wounded in an Israeli air raid due to

a bomb turned a house to rubbles in Al Nusairat Refugee Camp.

11-A house for the Popular Front key leader, Jameel Mizhar, partially

destroyed in Al Nusairat Refugee Camp.

12-A group of civilians bombed in Al Nusairat Refugee Camp. Many

injured but mostly with light wounds.

13-Israeli soldiers occupied most of civilians houses in Juhr El Dik.

12-Three Palestinians died due to their injuries in Egypt. They were

lately wounded in Gaza and referred to Egypt.

13-Two civilians wounded due to an air raid targeted a house for Al

Samoni family in Al Zaytoun Quarter.

14- A Massacre: Samuni family says: Israeli soldiers gather 30 persons

from Al Samoni family in one house. Ten families were in the house

from the same clan. Many civilians were killed as artillery shells

bombed the house. The number of victims around 14, most of them are

children and women. Some are in critical conditions!

15-Two wounded due to a rocket hit the house of Othman Ghaleb in Al

Nusairat Refugee Camp.

16-A house of Sayed Baroud in the Al Nusairat Refugee Camp hit. The

house was damaged and many neighboring houses too. The houses based in

a densely populated Refugee camp.

17-Three Palestinians killed from Abd Al Dayim family due to a bombing

in Bait Hanon town north of Gaza Strip.

18- Airstrike from drones near AL huda mosque in Yibna in Rafah town.

19-Israeli tanks and after launching new bases; its soldiers open fire

and artillery shells on  buildings of Al Zahra' City. Many buildings

partially damaged and burnt.

20-A body of a woman killed three days ago still unreachable  due to

Israeli heavy fire on Bait lahia town. The killed woman from Abu

Samaha family.

21-A new sky rocket destroyed the house of  Ibrhaim Abu Al Naja in Rafah City.

22-Israeli soldiers stormed into Abu Khosa house and many people

wounded due to Israeli gunfire.

23-A fire ignited in a cement factory near Zimo Crossings east of

Jabalia City. The fire resulted in Israeli artillery shells.

24-Israeli soldiers took a school shelter and many civilians in the same school.

25- Air raid targeted a shop of money exchange in Remal quarter mid of

Gaza City. Shrapnel hit many shops around and some lightly injured.

26-Doctors in Al Shifa' hospital: Many burnt bodied arrived to Al

Shifa' hospital and some bodies torn to pieces.

27-Medical statistics: 90 civilians mostly women and children killed

with the start of military operation 48 hours ago.

28-Rockets hit some farming and populated spaces in Khan Yonis City.

Several trauma cases arrived to Nasir hospital in the city.

29-Two houses bombarded in Al amal quarter. One of the houses belongs

to Yasir Hamadan and the other one belongs to Nedal Kollab.

30- A house belongs to Khail family destroyed by an Aritliary shell in

Al Zaytoun area. Residents of the house were directky injured in the

bombings.

31-Four families trapped in their houses in Jabal El Kashif area north

of the occupied Gaza strip.

32-50 people wounded on the ongoing deadly shelling from the Israeli

tanks east of Gaza City, Jabal al rayis area. The shelling targeted

Mahalh family and many children are being wounded.

32- A five-year-old girl and her grandfather from  Al Helu family

killed in Israeli shell. The Some of family members are in critical

conditions including the mother.

33- A number of tunnels hit in Rafah City south of Gaza Strip.

34-Israeli army destroyed a house to rubbles into Jabalia town near

Al salam mosque.

35-Israeli army gets closer and closer to the densely populated area

in al zayoutn area east south.

36-Three Palestinian militants killed  due to Israeli rockets targeted

them in Gaza City.

37-Three children and their mother killed during a shell hit their

house in Al shija'ya area east of Gaza. The victims were in their

house during the shelling. Their bodies were torn to pieces.

38-A Palestinian bleeds near Al zayotun quarter and paramedics not

able to reach him. No news of he is still alive or he died.

39-Abd Al salam hilis, wounded near Jabalia, he is still in the same

place and unreachable due to the Israeli heavy fire.

40-A number of civilians wounded and maybe injured due to a bombing

targeted their house in Al Zaytoun area. Victims still unreachable due

to the flaming situation in that Quarter.

41-A rocket targeted house of Al harzaeen family in Sika area between

Al Shij'ya and Zaytoun Quarter.

42-A Palestinian woman killed in her house in Al Moghraqa quarter mid

of Gaza City.  Three civilians wounded in his area  which is out of

resistance as Israel occupied it yesterday.

43-Naval gunboats raided on Al Nusairat Refugee Camp and many people

wounded in the action.

44-Two Palestinians killed 2 days ago in Bait Hanon, paramedics unable

to reach them till now.

45-Two Palestinian women from Hajaj family killed in Juhr El Dik town

east sout of Gaza City.

46-Fuel  stockpile runs out from Al Awda hospital northern Gaza Strip.

Medical Paramedics of the hospital were targeted many times by Israeli

fire.

43-Palestinian killed while driving his motorcycle in Gaza due to an

Israeli rocket fire by a drone.

44-Bloody clashes between Palestinian factions and Israeli organized

army east of Gaza City. Israeli army is firing back using Apache and

heavy artillery shells. Many people wounded and no upcoming news if

militants are being targeted.

45-Israeli air force targeted many houses in Gaza Strip.

NOTE from Mary: Other friends have sent me piecemeal information on attacks within Gaza. It will be hard to verify them, although the senders claim the sources are very reliable. Not wishing to alarm anyone, one of these reports speaks of hundreds of deaths in the destruction of two areas. Tomorrow, hoping there will be news that the inhabitants were able to have fled to safety before their homes were destroyed. This is why I am not publishing the details as of yet. I have asked those I am in contact with near these areas to confirm or deny the incoming report.