[News] The world is silent, and Rafah counts the tragedies caused by the Israeli Army
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Wed Jan 21 21:05:27 EST 2004
Rafah today wrote:
Dear friends:
Rafah, is one of and simple place like the other camps in
Palestine, that place which get damaged by international machines and
bulldozers that doesn't hear the yelling of that people, it doesn't hear Um
Sami's AbdelAl yells when she asked the bulldozers driver to stop till she
get out of her home, it doesn't hear the voice of Um Amar who yelled to the
Israeli bulldozer driver till she get her child Amar.. it doesn't hear that
fat man Ibrahim Abu Isaa, who wasn't able to get out of his house, it
doesn't heard the voice of Mohammed Al Saranandi the 65 years old who
thought that his white flag can bring him some mercy when he waved to the
Israeli soldiers by it.. I still didn't find any meaning, or explanation
for what is happening, is that a war against Palestinians? No it's not,
it's a war against humanity, it's the international technology who fight
against innocents people who are sleeping in their house, the same as it
happening now at this moment 1:42 in the middle of the night..
In this moment that I'm writing you, shelling and shooting is
continues.. Crimes in every street, the Israeli soldiers killed a (31 years
old) women Mona Ahmed Ismail while she was making bread in the bakery for
her children and family.. It's a very bad life right now in Rafah, people
sleeping in the corners of the streets everywhere.. Please spread this news
with my last report which I posted in my website with some pictures
<http://www.rafah.vze.com/>www.rafah.vze.com
Thank you!
Mohammed
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During the past few days, it was full of attacks, incursions and
crimes, from western Rafah to Eastern Rafah there is no house that has not
somehow been affected by the Israeli crimes, from the north of Rafah and
the south of it would be hard for you to understand what is happening.. it
was like an earthquake, damaged houses here and there. Three days ago the
Israeli Army demolished a part of Al Tawhid mosque, and today they
demolished the rest of it..
Two days ago, the IDF demolished three houses near the Morage settlements,
and another few houses were demolished, leaving the children of Al Jaria
and Al Malahay families without homes in the cold weather. They also
demolished many olive trees and two other gardens of chickens and sheep in
the same area..
On the other hand, the Palestinian Human Rights Center appealed to the
international community to crack down on the Israeli Army in Rafah, as that
decision came a few hours after the Israeli withdrawal from Rafah Camp
leaving 10 demolished houses, a large number of injured people and another
5 partially demolished houses.. As the Palestinian Human Rights Center
says, Rafah has largest number of demolished houses. In addition to that,
the Israeli policy of demolishing houses is a war crime against
international laws for human rights, but the international community is not
speaking up. which is encouraging the Israeli government to continue to
demolish houses.
In the last attack in Rafah Refugee Camp, Israeli soldiers severely beat 15
year old Yehya Ibrahim Qandil, and his brothers 17 year old Ali, and 27
year old Mohammad last night northwest of Rafah City. According to medical
sources at Abu Yousef Al Najjar Hospital they are all suffering from broken
legs and arms. That crime comes after yesterday's crime, where the Israeli
Army which is armed with international weapons and under a massive
shelling from cannons, they demolished over 20 houses, and at least 6
people were injured.. The tanks and bulldozers withdrew just two hours ago
since yesterday leaving many families demolished houses, injured people and
many people in the tents..
Maybe it's easy to read these words, just as you are sitting in your house,
but can you imagine just for a moment if that child who lost his house is
your son, your brother, or your sister?!
During that moments, the Israeli Army began in a new attacks just few hours
after they withdraw from Block "O" area in Rafah and began in Tal Al Sultan
area where they are still continuing up till that moment 4:37 PM. The
injured people are 12 years old Mohammed Mahmoud Musa, Mohammed Abdelmajeed
Abu Deban (9), Mohammed Darwish Saqer (9), and another old woman whom we do
not know a name for. Abu Yusif Al Najjar hospital
says, that the injured people were seriously injured in different parts of
their bodes, as the medical workers thought that the injured children were
injured by a bomb which was as a toy form in Tal Al Sultan area..
According to the UNRWA office, the known houses that were demolished up
till this moment belong to: Hamed Qeshta, Mohammed Qeshta, Ibrahin Qishta,
Hamadan Qishta, Mohammed S Qusehta, Saeed Qieshta, Farid Queshta, Hesham
Qeshta, Masoud Qeshta, Said S Queshta, and finally Hussam AL Shaer, in
addition to other families who are not known up till that moment.. As the
result of the whole attack there are 31 demolished houses, in addition to 5
partially demolished houses, and demolishing trees and damage the water
supplies, electricity and phone lines..
Rafah families appeals to the world to stop what is happening here. Um
Samir AbdeAl sits in the rubble of her house raising her hands towards the
sky and weeping:" Is that legal what these criminals are doing against us?
what did I do?! What did I do when the drunk bulldozer drivers demolished
my house in less than 5 minutes?! Where are you Arabs? where is Human
Rights? Where is world? where are those liars?" She also called on
international journalist friends by saying": What are you doing here?! You
are all merchants, just coming here to cover for your own benefits and not
for the sake of peace and justice. You were taking many photographs... what
do we get from your photographs? The result is nothing but more incursions
and attacks."
Um Amaar sits in the rubble of her house, weeping and crying because of
what happened with her and her family. She began weeping and saying: "They
demolished the house, they demolished the furniture, they killed my son,
they shot my son's child, they removed us
from the earth, they don't have a brain... where I should go? waiting for
UNRWA mercy to bring me a tent, or Red Cross blankets?!, I don't want
anything. I want my house, my house and that's all, my house, I want to
sleep in that rubble now, I don't want to leave. I want to die under the
rubble of my house, but I will not leave. I will ever never leave. These
Israelis came as our guests in 1948 and we hosted them, and is this the
result of our hospitality?! That is the result: we became homeless and our
guests became the owners of the land?!! No, no no I will not leave, I want
to die here in this corner that I used to sit in all my life."
That is the life in Rafah Refugee Camp, the Israeli soldiers shoot at every
moving thing, even animals. Here is the end of the world, here is the place
where they killed the truth, they killed Tom Hurndel, Rachel Coriee, and
James Miller..
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