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| One out of four Gaza fatalities civilian, says UN |
| 2009-01-01 |
| At least 25 percent of Palestinians killed during Israel's onslaught on the Gaza Strip have been civilians, a United Nations agency says. More than 390 Palestinians have been killed since the start of the Israeli campaign on Gaza, and some 1,900 others are reported wounded. According to many Western media outlets, the ongoing strikes, which have now entered their fifth day, are the ugliest massacre Palestine has witnessed in decades. "A minimum of 25 percent of all those killed are civilians and it may well be far higher," Christopher Gunness, a spoksman for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, told AFP on Wednesday. Israeli officials say the operation is aimed at taking out Hamas compounds throughout the coastal sliver. In retaliation to the attacks on Gaza, Hamas has launched rocket strikes on Israel. Six Israelis have died since Saturday, while sixteen others have been reported wounded. The UN figures come as Israel rejected an international proposal for a 48-hour humanitarian aid truce in Israeli offensive on Gaza. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #15 "One out of four Gaza fatalities was a civilian, the rest were Ham-ass terrs", says SUN (Spike Uniter News). |
| Posted by: Spike Uniter 2009-01-01 21:41 |
| #14 "Islam wasn't a factor until recently. Before that, it was your garden-variety Soviet-sponsored so-called-liberation-movement." Now, its so-called Democratic Liberation....or something. I guess injecting the word Democratic, give the words, Islamic Terrorist, a smooth edge. |
| Posted by: Poison Reverse 2009-01-01 17:27 |
| #13 By their own words, there are no civilians in this war. |
| Posted by: mojo 2009-01-01 16:06 |
| #12 refugee-farmers I understand the copywrite deal... but this is definitely a job for TM and you forgot... therefore it's gone in 30 seconds. |
| Posted by: .5MT 2009-01-01 15:25 |
| #11 "Civilian" means prying the rifle out of their dead hands before taking pictures. |
| Posted by: Rednek Jim 2009-01-01 13:46 |
| #10 So what would a good figure be? Does the UN want 99% or something? I say 75% is amazing and it shows the determination of Israel to try to target terrorists as best they can even though the terrorists do their best to hide behind women and children. And men. |
| Posted by: gorb 2009-01-01 13:44 |
| #9 i don't care what they are classified as , it's those same "civilians" that elected hamas and where partying like it was 1999 on sept 11 |
| Posted by: rabid whitetail 2009-01-01 12:46 |
| #8 Don't forget that according to the U.N. there are no 'terrorists' in the world (they haven't defined what terrorism is yet) so what we would call a terrorist - they call a 'civilian'. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2009-01-01 12:15 |
| #7 Islam wasn't a factor until recently. Before that, it was your garden-variety Soviet-sponsored so-called-liberation-movement. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2009-01-01 12:08 |
| #6 Those fuckers are the primary agents in creation of the cultural monster which is Palestinian nihilism. I thought Islam was the primary agent, but I might be quibbling. |
| Posted by: Free Radical 2009-01-01 10:36 |
| #5 Pfft. Nobody needs to hear from the UN's refugee-farmers. Those fuckers are the primary agents in creation of the cultural monster which is Palestinian nihilism. The whole UN refugee apparatus ought to be defunded & every single employee ought to be out on the street this morning with tin-cups and "will poison minds and condescend to indigenous peoples for food" placards. |
| Posted by: Mitch H. 2009-01-01 09:23 |
| #4 It took less than a week for history to be rivised. Already the Hamas rockets are retaliation for Israeli attacks. |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2009-01-01 02:15 |
| #3 Left out: 100% - or thereabouts - of those killed by Palestinian rockets are civilians. And Palestinian intent is that 100% of them killed should be civilians. If they get military personnel its a plus for them. Waiting for "UN Agency" outrage to start..... |
| Posted by: Angomorong Munster8622 2009-01-01 01:47 |
| #2 "Hamas There, fixed.. |
| Posted by: tipover 2009-01-01 01:15 |
| #1 "At least 25 percent of Palestinians killed during Israel's onslaught on the Gaza Strip have been civilians" So you're saying 75% of paleo "civilians" aren't stupid to live next to a rocket launcher or a Who knew? |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2009-01-01 00:48 |