Samer Khaled and Yazan Affana are the latest in a particularly deadly spate of shootings by the Israeli military. In the last three months Israeli forces have killed approximately 70 Palestinians –13 of them minors, including two five-year-olds. No Israelis were killed.
Mohammad Arayshy is the 4th Palestinian to die after a massive Israeli raid on the city of Nablus on August 9th. Israeli forces also fired on ambulances as they tried to reach the wounded.
Salah Sawafta was exiting the local mosque after dawn prayers when he was shot in the head by Israeli soldiers who had invaded the town.
Mohammad Shaham, 21, woke up to banging on his family home’s door in the middle of the night; Israeli soldiers shot him in the head at point blank range without explanation or even verifying his identity first.
Brookings’ Charles Ebinger writes: It is ironic that the IDF attacked a flotilla of relief ships bound from Europe to Gaza in international waters in a manner all too similar to its assault against the USS Liberty also in international waters on June 8… All too often it has been Israeli intransigent policies rather than U.S. interests which have dominated our bilateral relationships…
Former IDF soldiers reveal how the army authorizes strikes in Gaza knowing civilians will be killed, so long as the number is deemed low enough.
Anas Khaled Anshasi, 22, died in the Intensive Care Unit from wounds he suffered during the Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip… In all, 49 Palestinians died in the onslaught, including 16 children… 1,764 homes were damaged
Layan Musleh Sha’er, 10, died from a wound to the brain caused by Israel’s recent bombardment of Gaza… she had loved dancing
Shehda Abu Salah, 41, is the 47th Palestinian to die from Israel’s onslaught against Gaza… Israeli forces have also killed 4 in the West Bank… in all, 16 Palestinian teens & children were killed and 151 were injured… over 2,000 homes were damaged
Once again, the U.S. mainstream media is missing — or covering up — a central reason that Israel carried out a preemptive attack on Gaza, killing 46 Palestinians, including 16 children.