Amnesty: Siege on Gaza gravest humanitarian crisis yet
While Israel marks lowest number of casualties caused by terror attacks in 2007 since beginning of second intifada, Amnesty International reports 370 Palestinians killed in territories, deems siege imposed by Israel on Gaza 'unprecedented'
Dana Zimmerman Published: 05.28.08, 07:06 / Israel News
Amnesty International has released its 60th annual report, and the picture it paints is not a cheerful one, especially where Israel is concerned. The organization has called the situation in Gaza "the gravest humanitarian crisis to date", though it condemned the rocket fire from the Strip.
The report states that over 370 Palestinians were killed by IDF fire, of which half were civilians and 50 were children. Thousands were injured during the attacks, which were launched in retaliation to Qassam rocket fire and the shooting at [ILLEGAL] Israeli settlements [on stolen land] and IDF checkpoints near Gaza by Palestinian gunmen.
Palestinian father mourns family killed in Beit Hanoun attack. (Photo: Reuters)
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