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| Gaza family narrowly escapes Israeli airstrike |
| 2010-09-29 |
| [Ma'an] A Paleostinian family from the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gazoo Strip narrowly beat feet death when an Israeli drone fired a missile at the family's home Monday night, relatives said. The shelling coincided with an airstrike on the nearby Al-Bureij camp killing three Islamic myrmidons. Kamal Abu Shamla, an inspector in the Gazoo Strip's Ministry of Education, told Ma'an that his and his brother's family of 30 escaped death "only by a miracle" after their 3-story home was hit by Israeli missile. Abu Shamla explained that the missile hit an apartment under construction on the third floor, destroying the water tanks on the roof and damaging walls and windows. He wondered why his home was shelled asserting that no one in his family is affiliated to any military groups. Israel's army has confirmed the attack on Al-Bureij, which it said came in response to projectile fire. The military said in a statement that its air force "targeted and identified hitting a number of cut-throats preparing to fire rockets from the central Gazoo Strip into Israel." "The IDF remains committed to protecting the citizens of Israel and will continue to act against terror. The IDF holds Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, solely responsible for any terrorist activity emanating from the Gazoo Strip," it added. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 I can certainly understand their shock. Imagine you are just sitting there next door to an anti-aircraft gun or bomb factory or some of the neighborhood lads playfully firing off mortars. You are minding your own business when, literally out of the blue, Blammo! My favorite part of all this is the multi-story apartment building in a 'refugee camp'. Call me old skool, but a refugee camp is tents and porta-johns and food lines, not multistory cinder-block buildings. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2010-09-29 22:34 |
| #4 his and his brother's family of 30 Two guys responsible for a family of 30? That's kind of a problem, isn't it? |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2010-09-29 13:12 |
| #3 He wondered why his home was shelled asserting that no one in his family is affiliated to any military groups. They never are. never. just innocent civilians. (rolls his eyes) |
| Posted by: Mike Hunt 2010-09-29 12:16 |
| #2 Likely the "apartment under construction" was a launch site. With 30 people living in the house, it's probably a tad difficult keeping tabs on what all the kiddies are doing. |
| Posted by: Swanimote 2010-09-29 11:42 |
| #1 "pure as the driven snow, we was!" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-09-29 08:14 |