SherriMunnerlyn
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What I am is a human being who opposes the human rights abuses of the Occupation.
This is what Amnesty International says in their report on Cast Lead.
EDIT: No link provided to article.
In the 22-day Israeli military offensive (Operation Cast Lead) in Gaza between 27 December 2008 and 18 January 2009 some 1,400 Palestinians were killed, including some 300 children, and large areas of Gaza were razed to the ground, leaving many thousands homeless and the already dire economy in ruins.
Hundreds of civilians were killed in attacks carried out using high-precision weapons bombs and missiles from F-16 combat aircraft and sophisticated unmanned drones, and tank shells. Others, including women and children, were shot at short range when posing no threat to the lives of the Israeli soldiers. Others still were killed in indiscriminate attacks with weapons which cannot be accurately aimed, such as mortars and artillery shells, and white phosphorus was fired indiscriminately over densely populated residential areas, causing severe and fatal burn injuries as well as setting homes, schools and hospitals ablaze. Medical personnel and facilities also came under attack from the Israeli army and their work was hindered.
In southern Israel civilians also came under attack from indiscriminate rockets fired daily by Palestinian armed groups throughout the 22-day conflict. The armed wing of Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups launched several hundred rockets and mortars into southern Israel, killing three civilians and injuring dozens of others. Several homes and other structures were damaged, some extensively. Six Israeli soldiers were also killed in Palestinian attacks.
Operation Cast Lead | Amnesty International
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