guardian.co.uk - 1/4/2009
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A shell fired by the Israeli military explodes in the northern Gaza Strip A shell fired by the Israeli military explodes in the northern Gaza Strip. Photograph: Bernat Armangue/AP
gazatoday.blogspot.com - 1/4/2009
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Day 8 of Israeli War On Gaza Breaking
News: 15 Palestinians killed while praying in a mosque...
north of Gaza Strip. Ten other injured in the strike which turn the mosque to rubbles. One of the killed is a journalist. Breaking News: 4palestinians ...
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Day 8 of Israeli War On Gaza
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Is Israel Using Cluster Munitions On Urban Areas?
Newshoggers.com —
... signed a treaty banning their stockpiling and use. neither the US nor Israel agreed to become signators. Although cluster bombs are not explicitly forbidden by the Geneva Law, the rules of war prohibit the use of inherently indiscriminate weapons or weapons that are incapable of being used in a manner that complies with the obligation to distinguish between civilians and combatants. Those who use them in civilian areas therefore open themselves to charges of war crimes.
The impact of such indiscriminate tactics is immediate:
Eric Fosse, a ...
Is Israel Using Cluster Munitions On Urban Areas? (Updated)
Newshoggers.com —
... signed a treaty banning their stockpiling and use. neither the US nor Israel agreed to become signators. Although cluster bombs are not explicitly forbidden by the Geneva Law, the rules of war prohibit the use of inherently indiscriminate weapons or weapons that are incapable of being used in a manner that complies with the obligation to distinguish between civilians and combatants. Those who use them in civilian areas therefore open themselves to charges of war crimes.
The impact of such indiscriminate tactics is immediate:
Eric Fosse, a ...
500 Killed; 2,650 Wounded
Comments from Left Field —
... already out of date. CNN confirms the numbers.
Israel announced today that no humanitarian aid will be allowed into the Gaza Strip until further notice.
There are indications that the IDF may be using cluster bombs. Cernig reminds us that Israel and the United States refused to sign the ban on stockpiling or using cluster munitions signed last month in Oslo (the treaty was drafted in May).
The trouble comes from everywhere:
As Israeli forces carved up the Gaza ...
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