Account of Attack on Gaza School Doesn't Hold Up to Scrutiny
-Patrick Martin
Most people remember the headlines: "Israeli Strike Kills Dozens at UN School."
On Jan. 6, mortar shells fired by advancing Israeli forces reportedly killed 43 civilians at the UNRWA school where they had taken refuge in Gaza. But the story was not quite accurate.
Physical evidence and interviews with several eyewitnesses, including a teacher who was in the schoolyard at the time of the shelling, make it clear: While a few people were injured from shrapnel landing inside the UNRWA compound, no one in the compound was killed. Those who died in the incident were all outside, on the street. Stories of one or more shells landing inside the schoolyard were inaccurate.
There was no Israeli shooting into a schoolyard crowded with refuge-seekers.
(Globe and Mail-Canada)
Frequently Asked Questions about IDF in Gaza
Extreme caution should be exercised concerning the numbers of civilian casualties reported. Throughout the past year, Hamas has dismissed doctors and nurses identified with Fatah and replaced them with its own supporters. Gaza's hospitals are now staffed only with Hamas supporters and Hamas officials are the primary sources of information.
(Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
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-Patrick Martin
Most people remember the headlines: "Israeli Strike Kills Dozens at UN School."
On Jan. 6, mortar shells fired by advancing Israeli forces reportedly killed 43 civilians at the UNRWA school where they had taken refuge in Gaza. But the story was not quite accurate.
Physical evidence and interviews with several eyewitnesses, including a teacher who was in the schoolyard at the time of the shelling, make it clear: While a few people were injured from shrapnel landing inside the UNRWA compound, no one in the compound was killed. Those who died in the incident were all outside, on the street. Stories of one or more shells landing inside the schoolyard were inaccurate.
There was no Israeli shooting into a schoolyard crowded with refuge-seekers.
(Globe and Mail-Canada)
Frequently Asked Questions about IDF in Gaza
Extreme caution should be exercised concerning the numbers of civilian casualties reported. Throughout the past year, Hamas has dismissed doctors and nurses identified with Fatah and replaced them with its own supporters. Gaza's hospitals are now staffed only with Hamas supporters and Hamas officials are the primary sources of information.
(Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
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