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A Palestinian child killed by the Israeli army fire in Gaza on Thursday Jan.8th, 2009
Thursday January 08, 2009 - 20:28
The Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, reported that a Palestinian journalist, his wife and his mother in law, were killed on Thursday evening when Israeli troops shelled their home in Gaza city. Full Story
Civilians killed in the Israeli continued attacks on Gaza  Photo by PCHR 2009
Thursday January 08, 2009 - 20:02
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) announced on Thursday evening that the agency will halt all of its operations in Gaza. Full Story
People leaving their homes in Gaza fearing that the Israeli army will shell it while they are inside- Photo by WAFA News
Thursday January 08, 2009 - 16:39
The Israeli Army continued its military offesnive for the 13th consecutive day in the Gaza Strip on Thursday. Palestinian medical sources stated that 50 people were killed by Israeli Army and Israeli Air Force fire since early morning hours on Thursday. Full Story
Israeli soldiers invading
Friday January 09, 2009 - 00:21
Since Israel began its full-scale military assault on the besieged population of the Gaza Strip on december 27th, eight Israelis have died. Six of the casualties were soldiers, four of whom died from so-called 'friendly fire'. Full Story
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Friday January 09, 2009 - 00:00
After several days of discussion, the United Nations’ Security Council issued a statement Thursday that failed to issue a call for an immediate ceasefire. The revised resolution stresses the “urgency for an immediate, durable, and fully respected ceasefire”. Full Story
(AFP/Getty) Tom Lantos, Chairman of the US Senate Foreign relations Committee, with Israeli Foreign Minister Tsipi Livni, during 2006 trip to Israel
Thursday January 08, 2009 - 23:47
Despite protests in every major city in the United States, and thousands of phone calls, faxes, letters and emails sent by US citizens to their Senators in Washington, the US Senate voted unanimously on Thursday to support Israel's aggression against the population of the Gaza Strip. Full Story
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Thursday January 08, 2009 - 22:54
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Thursday that basic medical services in Gaza are collapsing as Israel continues its siege and offensive in the Gaza Strip. 21 medics have been killed by Israeli shells and bullets, and at least 31 others wounded. Full Story
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Thursday January 08, 2009 - 22:13
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) issued a press release stating that the civilians in Gaza have no safe place to take shelter from the Israeli shelling and that UN schools and offices are not equipped as shelters. Full Story
US-made ammunition en route to Israel
Thursday January 08, 2009 - 22:04
As the Israeli military continues to pound the crowded, impoverished and imprisoned population of the Gaza Strip with the full force of its military might, Israel's strongest ally, the United States, announced plans to ship large amounts of ammunition to the Israeli forces – as it did during Israel's 2006 invasion of Lebanon, when the Israelis ran out of (internationally-banned) cluster bombs, and the US shipped them tens of thousands more. Full Story
ER at a Gaza hospital last week  Photo by PCHR
Thursday January 08, 2009 - 20:44
"I was working at the [Kamal Edwan] Hospital here in Jabalia, when the ambulances arrived with the dead and injured from Al-Fakhoura school. Most of the dead were women and children, and most of the survivors had terrible shrapnel wounds. We had to turn the maternity ward into a surgical theatre so that we could try to save more lives." Full Story
Children killed by Israel's shelling
Thursday January 08, 2009 - 20:40
The Free Gaza Movement issued a press release on Thursday announcing that peace activists will be heading to Gaza via an emergency ship in an attempt to deliver humanitarian supplies to the residents of the Gaza Strip. Full Story
San Francisco Sentinel comic commenting on journalist ban
Thursday January 08, 2009 - 20:37
With the Israeli assault on Gaza entering its 13th day, international and Israeli journalists continue to be denied access to the Gaza Strip, despite an Israeli High Court ruling that they should be allowed to enter. Full Story

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