Saturday, 3 January 2009
* At least 66 Palestinian children were killed in Gaza by the Israeli jets in the air and sea campaign
By Nuri ASLAN (JTW) - An Israeli missile fired by a jet slammed into a house in southern Gaza, killing three boys, aged from 7 to 10 on Friday. A 12-year-old girl also died of her wounds after the bombing of a house near Gaza.
Since Israel unleashed its air and sea campaign, at least 435 Gaza Palestinians have been killed, including 66 children, and 2,150 others wounded. The bombardment has demolished dozens of Palestinian houses and heightened concern over the humanitarian situation in the enclave. Most of the 1.5 million Gaza residents depend on foreign aid due to the Israeli blockade.
In Jerusalem Robert Serry, the UN envoy for the Middle East, told reporters “The protection of civilians, the fabric of life, the future of the peace talks and of the regional peace process has been trapped between the irresponsibility of the Hamas attacks and the excessiveness of the Israeli response.
A mosque in the northern town of Jabaliya was also among the targets hit in Israeli raids on Friday. The Israeli offensive has caused angry protests in the Muslim countries. Demonstrations were held in many countries following Friday Muslim prayers, including Afghanistan, Egypt, Iran, Indian-administered Kashmir, Jordan , Indonesia, Pakistan and Turkey. Protests also took place across Europe.
Compiled by Nuri ASLAN, JTW
3 January 2009
