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Israeli War-Criminals Shell A Hospital in Gaza

Image processed by CodeCarvings Piczard ### FREE Community Edition ### on 2014-07-16 06:32:37Z |  | Basman Alashi, the facility’s director of Al-Wafa hospital in al-Shejaiya district told the media that the Israeli tanks are shelling the hospital, whose 14 patients include some who are paralyzed or in a coma, and several people have been hurt.

He said: “Israeli tanks are shelling the hospital, they have hit several of the floors, and several nurses have been injured.”

He added: “On Thursday night, “he was contacting other hospitals in Gaza to try to arrange ambulances to transport the 14 patients elsewhere after Al-Wafa came under renewed Israeli fire, But the ambulances are all in use, there is heavy shelling in many places, and each patient has to be taken individually and carried because they cannot move.”

5,000 tons of US explosives fired at Gaza

During the 10-day of the Israeli assault on Gaza, the army has fired over and dropped 5,000 tons of explosive ordnance from the US donations which was sent to Israel for killing the Palestinians at the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.

gaza-2Ashraf Al-Qidra, the spokesman for the Palestinian Ministry of Health said: “The israeli army has used poisonous white gas in northern Gaza Strip at Al-shoke and Rafah.” He confirmed that the dozens of Palestinians were treated in the hospital due to the inhalation of toxic gas.

The deputy director of the police explosives unit told Maan reporter that the Israeli army has used GBU shells fired by F15, F16, and F18 fighter jets, while MK48 bombs have been used by Israeli army boats. He explained that MK84 bombs, which are usually used in wide-range wars, weigh 1,000 kg, are three meters in length, and have a damage radius of 300 square meters.

He added that the israeli artillery units deployed east of Gaza launch highly explosive shells at people’s homes, mainly targeting Rafah and Khan Younis, but also targeting other border areas.

On Thursday, the 10th day of the Israeli war, the army launched a ground operation in Gaza after they killed earlier ten Palestinians including three children from the same family.