{"id":5140,"date":"2008-12-27T08:44:02","date_gmt":"2008-12-27T13:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karmalised.com\/?p=5140"},"modified":"2008-12-27T08:44:02","modified_gmt":"2008-12-27T13:44:02","slug":"massive-bombardment-of-gaza-more-than-150-killed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/karmalised.com\/?p=5140","title":{"rendered":"Massive Bombardment of Gaza, More Than 150 Killed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/palestinesolidarityproject.org \"><em><strong>Palestine Solidarity Project writes<\/strong><\/em><\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>For the past three hours the Israeli Military has been conducting a massive  attack on the Gaza Strip.\u00a0 Beginning without warning, an unprecedented series of  attacks on police stations throughout the entire strip have left at least 140  dead and more than 200 wounded, according to emergency health  officials.<\/p>\n<p>This attack comes after more than a year of strangulating  sanctions on the Strip, which has left hospitals without basic materials or  medicines to treat the mass-casualties.<\/p>\n<p>THESE ARE ATTACKS ON  CIVILIANS.\u00a0 Over 50 of the dead were reportedly killed when the Gaza security  headquarters in Gaza City was hit with a missile.\u00a0 Images coming out of Gaza  City and other areas show dozens of men in police uniforms, dead or horribly  injured, lying in the street as other civilians rush to bring the wounded to  local hospitals.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Egypt has finally opened the Rafah crossing between the  Gaza Strip and Egypt to receive patients for treatment inside Egypt.\u00a0 Israel has  said this is &#8220;just the beginning&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Israel is targeting the security  apparatus of the Gaza Strip, which has been ruled by Hamas who were  democratically elected to power by the Palestinian people.\u00a0 Israel has been  threatening a massive strike on Gaza after a new ceasefire could not be  negotiated and the previous 6-month ceasefire between Hamas and Israel expired  last week.\u00a0 The previous ceasefire was negotiated on the basis that Israel would  open the crossings into Gaza, allowing desperately-needed food, medicine, and  other humanitarian needs in.\u00a0 Israel never kept up their end of the agreement,  keeping the crossings closed except for a few, token openings letting in less  than 25% of the needed supplies.<\/p>\n<p>Please keep up-to-date on the current  situation by visiting these websites:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/maannews.net\/en\">http:\/\/maannews.net\/en<br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.net\/english\">www.aljazeera.net\/english<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Palestine Solidarity Project writes: For the past three hours the Israeli Military has been conducting a massive attack on the Gaza Strip.\u00a0 Beginning without warning, an unprecedented series of attacks on police stations throughout the entire strip have left at &hellip; 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