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Israel targets and kills women & children in Gaza attacks

Posted on October 11, 2015October 11, 2015 By Mohammed Asad 6 Comments on Israel targets and kills women & children in Gaza attacks
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Israel is targeting women and children as a strategy to pressure Palestinian protests against their policies of oppression and restrictions on non-Jewish civilians in Occupied Palestine. The death toll of Palestinian civilians, including children, continues to increase

By Mohammed Asad

Gaza War Photographer Mohammed Asad
Gaza War Photographer Mohammed Asad

At 4 am today (Sunday Oct. 11, 2015), Israel bombed agricultural land in Zeitoun in the Gaza Strip that was adjacent to the home of the Hassan family.

The home was completely destroyed and the bombing killed the mother who lived in the home, Noor Hassan, 35 years old, her unborn baby, and killed one of her children, Rahaf Hassan, believed to be about 4 years old. Mrs. Hassan was pregnant and expecting a baby in a few months.

The Israeli bombing attack also seriously injured several of her other young children who were in the home.

The surviving Hassan children rummaged through the debris of the home to collect some clothes from the destroyed home.

The body of 4 year old Rahaf Hassan is prepared for burial in a Gaza Mortuary. Rahaf was murdered along with her mother, and her mother's unborn baby by an Israeli military terrorist airstrike against civilian targets in Zeitoun, Gaza Strip early Sunday morning, Oct. 11, 2015. Copyright (C) 2015 Mohammed Asad. All Rights Reserved.
The body of 4 year old Rahaf Hassan is prepared for burial in a Gaza Mortuary. Rahaf was murdered along with her mother, and her mother’s unborn baby by an Israeli military terrorist airstrike against civilian targets in Zeitoun, Gaza Strip early Sunday morning, Oct. 11, 2015. Copyright (C) 2015 Mohammed Asad. All Rights Reserved.

Israeli officials, as they always do, refused to recognize that their actions resulted in the killing of innocent civilians and an Army Spokesperson told the news media that Israel had fired rockets into Gaza targeting alleged Hamas “weapons facilities.”

Usually, though, the rocket attacks from Israel have not real military targets and are fired on civilian areas to punish Palestinians when they protest and resist the occupation. The Hassan home and property were intentionally targeted observers said from Israeli war planes that have been staffing the area.

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The Killing of Palestinian civilians by Israelis
is described as “nationalistic” when it is reported.
In most cases, the mainstream American news media
doesn’t repot on the Israeli killing of Palestinian civilians.
But the media exaggerates and touts Palestinians killings
of Israelis, calling the killers “terrorists.” The American
News Media is a part of the problem.

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In the past several weeks, thousands of Palestinians have been wounded by Israeli terrorist aggression and dozens have been killed. But Israel and the pro-Israel American news media continue to block reporting on Israel’s killing of civilians and instead exaggerate attacks by Palestinians against Israelis.

More than 11 Palestinian civilians have been killed by Israeli war planes, IDF snipers and armed Israeli settlers just in the past two days.

The body of Noor Hassan is prepared for burial at the Gaza mortuary after she was murderedby Israel's military during airstrikes targeting civilian areas early Sunday morning Oct. 11, 2015. The body of 4 year old Rahaf Hassan is prepared for burial in a Gaza Mortuary. Rahaf was murdered along with her mother, and her mother's unborn baby by an Israeli military terrorist airstrike against civilian targets in Zeitoun, Gaza Strip early Sunday morning, Oct. 11, 2015. Copyright (C) 2015 Mohammed Asad. All Rights Reserved.
The bodies of Noor Hassan and her 4-year-old baby Rahaf are prepared for burial at the Gaza mortuary after they were murdered by Israel’s military during airstrikes targeting Palestinian civilian areas early Sunday morning Oct. 11, 2015. The body of 4 year old Rahaf Hassan is prepared for burial in a Gaza Mortuary. Rahaf was murdered along with her mother, and her mother’s unborn baby by an Israeli military terrorist airstrike against civilian targets in Zeitoun, Gaza Strip early Sunday morning, Oct. 11, 2015. Copyright (C) 2015 Mohammed Asad. All Rights Reserved.

 

Remains of the Hassan home in Zeitoun, Gaza Strip which was destroyed during Israeli terrorism attacks early Sunday morning Oct. 11, 2015. The mother, her unborn child and a 4 year old daughter were killed. Copyright (C) 2015 Mohammed Asad. All Rights Reserved.
Remains of the Hassan home in Zeitoun, Gaza Strip which was destroyed during Israeli terrorism attacks early Sunday morning Oct. 11, 2015. The mother, her unborn child and a 4 year old daughter were killed. Copyright (C) 2015 Mohammed Asad. All Rights Reserved.

 

Crater next to the home of the Hassan family in Zeitoun, Gaza Strip which was destroyed during Israeli terrorism attacks early Sunday morning Oct. 11, 2015. he mother, her unborn child and a 4 year old daughter were killed. Copyright (C) 2015 Mohammed Asad. All Rights Reserved.
Crater next to the home of the Hassan family in Zeitoun, Gaza Strip which was destroyed during Israeli terrorism attacks early Sunday morning Oct. 11, 2015. he mother, her unborn child and a 4 year old daughter were killed. Copyright (C) 2015 Mohammed Asad. All Rights Reserved.

 

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Mohammed Asad is a photo journalist based in the Gaza Strip. Friend him on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/mohammed.asad.90.

photographer Mohammed Asad's photo of Dalia Khalifa won an award in March 2015 at a competition organised by the UN.

'Unbreakable' - is the photo of 9yr old Dalia Khalifa, taken at Al-Shifa Hospital on Aug 9th, 2014. Dalia was badly injured in an Israeli air strike during Operation 'Protective Edge'.

'Unbreakable' is the Grand Jury Winner in the photography competition, organised by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the Middle East and North Africa (UN OCHA).

[EDITOR'S NOTE: Mohammed Asad's home in Shujaiyya was destroyed by Israeli missiles, mortars and tank fire on Friday August 1, 2014 while he was documenting the Israeli massacre of civilians in the Gaza Strip. He is now living in temporary housing as he scrambles to find Internet access to share his photographs when possible.]
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Comments (6) on “Israel targets and kills women & children in Gaza attacks”

  1. charles says:
    October 15, 2015 at 11:30 am

    this site is nothing more than lies,lies, and more lies. if the evil Palestinians would stop hiding in the communities then these people wouldn’t be hit so blame the evil hamas and the idiots who allow them to operate in gaza and when hamas stops firing bombs at Israel then Israel will stop shooting back. nothing but a bunch of LIARS.

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    1. Ray Hanania says:
      October 15, 2015 at 12:15 pm

      Are you one of the shin bet undercover provocateurs paid by Israel’s government to counter the truth with lies and hatred? 🙂

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      1. CEM says:
        October 16, 2015 at 12:17 pm

        your a moron and an evil pos. I’m an American who can see lies as plain as day and you are an evil islamist who needs to be in prison.

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        1. Ray Hanania says:
          October 17, 2015 at 1:16 pm

          Hey … obviously you don’t have much confidence in your hate spewing otherwise you would openly identify yourself so people would know. But liars and haters often hide their identities because they make up their claims, as you do 🙂

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          1. CEM says:
            October 22, 2015 at 6:18 am

            i dont spew hate thats the person n your mirror, idiot. palestine is not a country, its a terrorist hide out, nothing more. and you, you might as well be Lucifer himself so why dont you stay in gaza and if your in this country then leave it.

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            1. Ray Hanania says:
              October 22, 2015 at 7:00 am

              That’s Haaaa-ytttteeeee 🙂

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