Thursday, January 8, 2009

Gaza Family's Deadly Encounter With Israeli Troops

People inspect damage to a retirement home after a rocket fired by Lebanese militants struck the building in the northern Israeli town of Nahariya. Moti Milrod / Associated Press

From The L.A. Times:


The Sammouni clan of Gaza City says it was fired at and shelled by Israeli troops while waving a white cloth. Fifteen bodies were pulled from the rubble and wounded survivors, including children, were only allowed to be rescued days later.

Reporting from Gaza City and Jerusalem -- The Sammouni family's nightmare began when Israeli forces surrounded their Gaza City neighborhood and shouted Arabic commands over loudspeakers for everyone to leave to avoid being hurt.

It ended in a hospital across town as survivors of the subsequent Israeli shelling wept and told how wounded loved ones had bled and starved until ambulances finally were allowed to reach them two days later.

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