Bulldozer crushes man in home

GAZA, July 12 - An Israeli bulldozer crushed a paralysed Palestinian man to death when it knocked down his Gaza Strip home on Monday, witnesses said, during a raid to demolish homes the army described as militant gunposts.

Seventy-year-old Ibrahim Mahmoud Khalafallah was inside his home and his family was not given enough time to take him out before it was wrecked, Palestinian medics and witnesses said.

The army said it had destroyed flimsy shacks and unfinished structures near the town of Khan Younis that it said were used to launch rocket and shooting attacks against soldiers and nearby Jewish settlements.

Witnesses reported heavy gunfire during the raid by Israeli tanks and bulldozers.

"The bulldozer buried our neighbour and he died ... Everything happened in 10 minutes," said Ahmed Hammoud, a 28-year-old father of four whose house was also demolished.

"I was in the house with my family when the bulldozer came in. We fled ... We couldn't save anything, not a bed or the refrigerator. Nothing. We didn't know they were coming."

Khalafallah's cousin Suheila said his family told the bulldozer driver the man was inside but could not stop it. Palestinian security sources said 26 houses were destroyed.

Israeli military sources said troops made every effort to make sure the buildings were empty and warned people to leave, but did not search all buildings for fear they could be booby-trapped.

Reuters television footage showed residents combing through the ruins of cinderblock homes. They removed clothing, dusty blankets and toys. They also pulled out dead animals including ducks, rabbits and a dog.

Violence in the Gaza Strip has surged since Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon set out a plan early this year to withdraw troops and settlers from the impoverished territory captured in the 1967 Middle East war.

More than 22,000 people have been made homeless by Israeli army operations in the Gaza Strip since a Palestinian uprising broke out in 2000, according to United Nations figures.

Source: Reuters
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In the beginning it was a religious war... the middle east region are centers for islam, judaism and christianity... the palestinians are muslims(islam) and they claim that the israelis(jews) are denying their right to their land which they infact are doing... but to the west israel is an ally because of the oil interests in the middle east region...  Image file not present in the recovered backup

And that's why UK and US media are turning things around and are leaving the impression that the violence is the fault of palestinians...

Israel can commit transgressions(violate the law) because the they know that the US will protect them from the consequences. Offcourse the Israelis do what they like when the us are giving them economic and military support and diplomatic cover... (in exchange for what ? fastest answer will get a cookie)

The Israeli army is attacking the palestinians for no reasons what so ever... Once(not so long a go) a conflict started because palestinians were trowing rocks at israeli miltants... the israeli army responded by sending missiles at "palestinian guerilla strongholds" killing innocent civilians... Image file not present in the recovered backup

It's so ironic that the US is trying to defend israel by claiming that the palestinians are demanding to much(when in peace negotiations and such). because about 80 percent of the original palestinia has been conceded to israel which is well beyond 50% which was promised to israel in the UN partition plan after the 2nd WW. The us is saying that even the 20% of palestinia remaining outside israel's recognized borders is too much for the Palestinians to have.
ITS SO FUCKING WRONG DO YOU GET IT ????????? W R O N G !!  Image file not present in the recovered backup

I got (a bit) carried away there ! if anyone wants to talk politics with me feel fre to add me on msn [email address redacted]  Image file not present in the recovered backup

Im off to bed now ! Nightynight HGF !!
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