30 April 04

During the continuous crimes against the Palestinians wherever they are living, the IDF soldiers demolished two house and a gas station in Deir Al Balah Camp, in addition to demolishing other a agriculture plot planted olive, orange and basic vegetables.

Eye witnesses in the area said: " The Israeli tanks and bulldozers began by invading the area in the mid of the night and began demolishing two houses related to Salaeh and Lutfi Al Khatib.

Moreover, the same forces demolished the gas station and other agricultures plots which related to Abu Samara, Abu Bashir and Abu Aref families.

Gaza City and North Gaza:

Due to the continues shelling, three people were killed by an Israeli shell in the middle of Gaza Strip and other farmer get seriously injured in Jabalya Refugee Camp North Gaza, as that 54 years old man get shoot while he was working in his farm in the camp..

Al Burij Refugee Camp:

Eyewitnesses by phone mentioned that a group of bulldozers and tanks invaded the Eastern part of Al Burij Camp this morning and began random shelling and shooting at the houses of the people, and began demolishing 10 agriculture denims related to Abu Shanab family in the camp.

Khanyounis Camp:

"Shelling, shooting, bloody night, we have to leave our houses now, or we will get shoot" by these words that I had from one of the eyewitnesses in the camp last night when the IOF bulldozers and tanks began by invading the Western Camp under a helicopter coverage which began shelling the houses of the people, as the result of that attack up till now is 11 demolished houses , 2 injured people, demolishing very large numbers of trees, and several other houses get harms in the neighborhood camps, as that attack came only 24 hours after a Palestinian bombed him self in a Israeli militant jeep in Khanyounis settlements leaving 4 injured soldiers according to the Israeli media.

On the other hand, demonstrations are going to be held in the next few days by thousands of poor and orphan families, in addition to other numbers of paralyzed people demanding and protesting against freezing the money of the relief foundations which began 9 months ago and still continues up till the moment.. that demonstrations would open many questions which for sure will not have answers as usual.

26 April 04

During daily attacks such as yesterday's, we end up with demolished homes. Three houses in Hay Al Salam area in Rafah were demolished and thousands of demonstrators went out in a very big demonstration when they heard the news about the Israeli Prime Minister Sharon's threats against President Arafat, shown in an interview on the Israeli channel 2 television Friday evening, Sharon said that he had informed US President George Bush at their meeting last week that Israel was no longer obligated to a commitment not to harm Arafat

Over the last few months, the Israeli government had repeatedly threatened President Arafat, either to assassinate or expel him, threats that drew much criticism to the Israeli government as one not interested in a Palestinian peace partner.

Demonstrations everywhere:

Everywhere from Southern Rafah into Northern Gaza Strip, tens of thousands went in very big demonstrations against the Israeli threats in assassinating Arafat.

Demonstrators in the heart of Rafah City preparing for the big demonstration which named in solidarity with President Arafat, that area is the central of most of the funerals , rallies and demonstrations.

21 April 04

Still the Israeli massacre continue up till these moments: 15 killed and another 70 injured, in addition to demolishing many areas in Beithlahia.

Those who were killed since the morning are: Suhail Al Harsh (24,years old) Mohammed Al Ajjouri, (18 years old) Mohammed Al Rantisi, (22 years old),Ra'fat Abu Hasira (28 years old) , Mohammed Hamatto (16 years old) Ziyad Abu Hamada, (16 years old) , and Yousef Al Da'our, (12 years old). those are the ones we have identified so far.

In an interview by phone with Dr. Moawya Hassanien, the director of receptions and emergency in the biggest hospital in Gaza Strip, Al Shifa hospital, he told me that most of the casualties, victims and fatalities that arrived at the hospital were shot in the upper half of the body, especially the vital organs of the body, such as the heart, eyes, head and neck, that thing which also emphasized the directors at Kamal Adwan hospital in Beit Lahia, Mohammed Asuli as he added to that, the bulldozers are targeting the ambulances and banning them from transfering the injured people, even shooting towards the journalists in the area..

Eyewitnesses by phone: "Over 40 bulldozers and military tanks provided with the war apaches planes began random shelling and shooting towards the citizens and every moving thing in the camp, without allowing the people to get out from their houses that were partially demolished.

Targeting Palestinian educational and relief foundations:

The more new in that brutal incursion that, the Israeli bulldozers demolished one of the most vital rehabilitation center and a Heritage Complex in the same area, in addition to that, one of the soldiers toke Ahmed Shuqari's school as a snipers areas which aims to target the students in the area.

In the night, clashes again between the soldiers and groups of masked Palestinians and fighters from Hamas and other Fatah movements..

Moreover, at this moment there is shelling and shooting towards Al Nada buildings where some people asking for medical help, but that is not available because ambulances are not allowed to enter. Ambulances driver Kaid Abu Okal said:" The Israeli soldiers targeted the ambulance that I am driving while I was on my way to carry the injured children. They shot the tires."

The Ministry of Health condemned targeting their ambulances during the incursion.

Targeting the schools, what will the children and students will do?!

Israeli soldiers took the school as sniper areas and prevented the students to get into the school, so hundreds of students went to their schools and began throwing stones towards the bulldozers and the tanks that occupied their school..

In Khanyounis, more than 3 people were injured during shooting from Al Tufah checkpoint in the area where is hundreds of people suffering from the watching towers and the daily shelling towards their houses.

18 April 04

Hamas political leader Dr. Abdelaziz Rantissi was killed here Saturday in an air strike less than a month after Israel assassinated the Islamic movement's founder and spiritual leader Seikh Yassin..

Rantissi died of his wounds in Gaza City's Al Shifa hospital after his car took a direct hit from at least two rockets fired by an Israeli helicopter, killing two of his bodyguards on the spot, witnesses in the area said..

Again, assassination policy come back after only 25 days from assassinating the spiral leader of Hamas Movment.. these assassination would make the violence circle more wider, as a result of that assisination Hamas promised to take a revenge for his blood..

Saeb Erakat, the Palestinian negotiation minister, said Israel must bear full responsibility for the consequences of its "ugly crime".

As Erakat added: "We condemn this ugly crime strongly and this state terrorism, which the Israeli government has chosen to pursue with the assassination of Dr. Rantissi,"

Moreover, only 10 minutes from hearing the news of the assassination, the sky moved quickly darker by tens thousands of furious demonstrators in the streets whom condemn the attack and ask Hamas for a quick revenge for that crime..

At these moments still shelling is continues near the borderlines, in north, middle and southern of Gaza Strip, as the schools, universities and markets are closed after the Palestinian take these days as a mourning three days..

Earlier image of Rantissi speaking at a rally

7 April 04

The Israel media admited killing three Palestinians in Deir Al Balah in the middle of Gaza Strip, as that crime was by killing them with a tank..Israeli media alleged that those three Palestinians were trying to get closer to the border area, but of course when they called the Palestinian medical workers to transfer the bodies they were those of ordinary civilians. Those are: Mohammed Abu Rwida (18), Amar AL Rajudi (18) and Mohammed Abu Samahadanah (19)..

KhanYounis Refugee Camp has a different story with the IDF snipers, as people can't sleep at night because of the continuouss shelling and shooting from the watching towers, and tanks in the border of the area which ended by shooting a 21 year old called Hussin Khader..

Image by Reuters

Image by Reuters

4 April 04

Hell

It was the worst moment that I ever had in my life. Moments can't be described. I arrived at Abu Holi checkpoint at 6:10 in the early morning in order to get into it..

Waiting under the hot sun with thousands of people.. Taxies and cars that got to the checkpoint must get checked by tens of soldiers.. I waited until 11:15 and finally we get into this separated area. It's not much different from a zoo, with iron bars surrounding it from all sides, soldiers putting their weapons towards our heads, thousands of people are in this separated area and all must get out of cars and taxies and stand in the hot sun. Some of the soldiers are standing by their snipers on the tops of these cement blocks, and all we have to do is to wait under the sunsh in very long queues. A young tall man is standing few meters away from me. I looked at him after the soldier came to him and warned him to look at the ground and not move his eyes towards anywhere or they will kill him..

That was on the right side of me. On the left, all I hear is two young people in a very low voice calling me and asking me saying: "So what are you doing without your camera in this position? Here it is your time to hold your camera and take pictures and show the world what is going on.." Then the other young student laughed cynically and said: "Aha journalist, world, which world and journalist do you mean? Didnt you see him standing just like us? why are his foreigners not protecting him?"

A very loud voice come towards me saying: "Heyyyyy." It was a soldier full of weapons, a heavy helmet, and heavy jacket with black glasses who came towards the two young men who were talking about me and said to them by referring in his gun towards all of us and saying" Hush" that means keep silent.

Using a camera in that place might cost the life of thousands of people in this area, that why it is completely difficult to photograph what is going on.. The number of soldiers are increasing, surrounding the people in this separated area. If you want to move your feet, probably you will find most of them putting their weapons towards your head..

Again the same two young men talked to each other saying: "We lost all out lectures and no time to go to the university." The other said: "OK, this is the best lecture that we learned in our life, the university teaches us about economics which is not better than the lesson that we are getting with those soldiers, we have got a new lesson which is power is much better than any other things in this world."

The end of that day was by not allowing any one to get into Gaza City without being insulted by those Israeli soldiers..