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<font size=3>Israeli attacks on northern Gaza Strip begin again, killing
20 more Palestinians <br>
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(Beit Hanoun) Wisam Afifeh <br>
Wednesday, 08 November 2006 <br><br>
Residents of Beit Hanoun awoke Wednesday to the sound of explosions and
screams. Israeli forces were firing artillery shells on Hamad Street in
the northern Gaza Strip town, pummeled by a week of invasions. During
this morning's attack Israeli forces killed 20 Palestinians and injured
dozens. Several people are in critical condition, leaving additional
deaths eminent according to medical sources. <br><br>
Since the invasion began seven days ago, Israeli forces killed
approximately 80 Palestinians and wounded hundreds more. Among them are
tens of children, civilians, and members of the armed resistance.
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One eyewitness told PNN that Israeli forces were deliberately targeting
the Al Kavarneh home near a local school. When residents awoke they began
to gather scattered body parts. Children who survived the attack were
screaming while family members scrambled to make sense of the
devastation. <br><br>
Ambulances were unable to handle the number of killed and injured,
resulting in several people being transported to the northern Gaza
Strip's Kamal Adwan Hospital. <br><br>
Several eyewitnesses confirmed reports that Israeli forces issued no
warning before beginning the shelling coming after a night of relative
calm compared to recent days. A Ministry of Health spokesperson, Khalid
Radi, said that medical teams had difficulty counting the number of
killed and identifying them as their charred remains were in pieces.
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Earlier Wednesday Israeli forces stormed eastern Jabaliya. Eyewitnesses
in that northern Gaza City town reported that dozens of tanks and
military vehicles invaded with several bulldozers. Under air cover
Israeli forces opened machine gun fire at homes and property, while
bulldozers destroyed large tracts of land. <br><br>
The witnesses added that the Israeli shelling caused material damage to
houses and property, but the number of injuries in Jabaliya was unclear.
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The early Wednesday attacks come after residents believed the worse was
over with Israeli forces withdrawing to the eastern edges of the Gaza
Strip on Tuesday after a six-day attack that left approximately 63
Palestinians dead, 300 injured and 65 detained. Now in its seventh day,
the Israeli invasion of Beit Lahia, Jabaliya and Beit Hanoun is bringing
renewed horror to the lives of the people of the northern Gaza
Strip.<br><br>
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