While some of the wounded are in serious condition, ten have already been confirmed dead, according to hospital reports. Four of those killed are from the same family. Three others were killed by an Israeli missile fired from a U.S.-made Apache helicopter, eyewitnesses said. One of the victims is reportedly an elderly woman who was shot dead.
Ahmad Rabah, the head of the Martyrs Hospital in the area said that the Israelis blocked the movement of ambulances, which contributed to the increase in the number of dead.
Ahmad Rabah, the head of the Martyrs Hospital in the area said that the Israelis blocked the movement of ambulances, which contributed to the increase in the number of dead.
The number of wounded has been estimated at 20, of whom five are in serious condition.
“Over half of those killed could have been saved if the Israeli army allowed them transportation to a hospital,” Rabah said, adding that five of them were left to bleed to death while the residents put up a good fight to save them.
Scores of homes were damaged by the Israeli attack, and several homes were detonated by army explosives.
“Over half of those killed could have been saved if the Israeli army allowed them transportation to a hospital,” Rabah said, adding that five of them were left to bleed to death while the residents put up a good fight to save them.
Scores of homes were damaged by the Israeli attack, and several homes were detonated by army explosives.
The latest massacre took place while the residents of the camp were celebrating the first day of the Muslim Eid, which follows the holy month of Ramadan.
Buraij is a crowded camp, with over 20,000 refugees who were driven from their homes in Palestine in 1948. The camp underwent a massacre in the early 1950’s at the hands of an Israeli army unit led by now Israel’s Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon.
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Buraij is a crowded camp, with over 20,000 refugees who were driven from their homes in Palestine in 1948. The camp underwent a massacre in the early 1950’s at the hands of an Israeli army unit led by now Israel’s Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon.
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