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More than 155 people killed by Israel Gaza Strip attack

27 December 2008 9 Comments

Posted by Randy

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Smoke rises from Israeli missile strikes in the northern Gaza Strip as seen from the Israeli community of Netiv Hasara, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

More than 155 people were killed after Israel attacked Gaza Strip via series of air strikes on multiple targets, TimesOnline reports.

Security compounds run by the Hamas militant group were destroyed by missiles, killing dozens of people and many were buried under the rubble. According to Moawiya Hassanain, a Gaza Health Ministry official, there were over 250 wounded people.

Israel said that the air strikes were launched in response to continued rocket fire by Palestinian militants against Israeli towns.

An Israeli military statement claimed the operation targeted “Hamas terror operatives” as well as training camps and weaponry storage warehouses.

Hamas immediately vowed to carry out revenge attacks on Israel. “Hamas will continue the resistance until the last drop of blood,” said the group’s spokesman Fawzi Barhoum, speaking on a Gaza radio station.

The Gaza Strip air strikes caused panic and confusion to its people, as black clouds of smoke rose above the territory, ruled by Hamas for the past 18 months. Some of the missiles landed in densely populated areas as children were leaving school, and women rushed into the streets frantically looking for their children.

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  • jody s. alqayed

    my husband hani k. alqayed is in the gaza strip area, all phone lines are down….how do i find out if he is one of dead or hurt???? he is thru me a american citizen also holding his native country citizenship….just a thought/can american red cross find out more than i can??

  • http://www.reformislam.org Muslims Against Sharia

    Hypocrisy in Action:
    Where were Egypt, Russia, OIC, EU, Britain, Sarkozy, US & Austria when Hamas was pounding Israel with daily barrage of rockets?

    http://muslimsagainstsharia.blogspot.com/2008/12/hypocrisy-in-action.html

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  • Eric

    Jody, hopefully you have heard from your husband. Since he is an American citizen, you can call the US State Department Overseas Citizen Services 888-407-4747 or 202-647-5225. The Red Cross can help with non U.S. citizens…you can visit you local Red Cross chapter (http://www.redcross.org). Hope this helps!

  • linda

    isreal is evil and no one cares about how they kill, or whom they kill!! they will someday attack america with it own weapons they have given isreal!!! to kill others.god help america when they start killing us,they need to be stopped!!!! but no one is brave enough to stop them,because the world has been brain washed by isreal ! killers are what they are, and brain washing is what they are also good at!!!!!!

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    Some of the Israeli missiles struck in densely populated areas as students were leaving school, and women rushed into the streets frantically looking for their children. At least 15 civilians were killed. “There is a time for calm and there is a time for fighting, and now is the time for fighting,” said Israeli Defense Minister.

  • James

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    kill them all.. so we can achieve peace in the middle east

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