January 9, 2009.
A UN school was targeted by Israeli artillery. At least 40 people who had taken refuge in a school run by the United Nations agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) died in an Israeli attack.
The death toll rose rapidly as rescue teams began carrying out recovery operations among the building’s rubble.
Hours earlier, two other people died when Israeli artillery struck another school in the city of Khan Younis (south of the Strip).
And three more people died in another airstrike against a school in the Shati refugee camp, in Gaza City, according to medical sources.
These actions took place after a night of violent clashes in several neighborhoods of Gaza City (Tuffah, Zeitoun, and Shujaiya), which continued Tuesday morning in those sectors and in other urban areas of Jabaliya, Beit Lahia (north of the Strip), Bureij, Deir al-Balah (center), and Khan Younis (south).
‘The (Israeli) army cut the Gaza Strip in two and surrounded Gaza City,’ acknowledged Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak.
‘We launched this operation to strike Hamas hard, change living conditions in southern Israel, bring calm and security to citizens, and stop the smuggling of weapons into the Gaza Strip,’ Barak added, listing the objectives of the Israeli offensive launched on December 27.
Since that date, the offensive by the Israeli state—whose declared objective is to stop Palestinian rocket fire into southern Israel—has caused at least 635 Palestinian deaths (159 of them children) and more than 2,900 wounded.
They sniped a child then used him as bait to kill whoever tries to retrieve his body
The word “demons” does not adequately describe them. The word ‘jews’ is enough to embody every sick nature they possess.
Australian actor Harry Cook breaks down in tears watching a 10 year old boy being torn from his family and later murdered by Israeli forces.
Every single time these clips surface, the tears come unashamed. After 18 months of this nightmare unfolding since October 7th, 2023, I’m strangely grateful: my humanity and conscience remain, and I feel just raw, functioning outrage.
You know right from wrong when you see it.
This is indubitably wrong on a level that does not break, bend, nor forgive. Never forget your humanity.
#palesti̇ne
As silence blankets the place, the eyes of these children stand as witnesses to a tragedy far beyond their years. They gaze in shock at the body of a martyr,
💥Intensive Israeli bombing east of Gaza, Jabalia, Deir al Balah and southeast of Khan Younis NOW..
Unfortunately, this has become a daily routine —two or three times a day.
Most times, it causes some causalities including serious injuries or deaths..