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ProgressiveMuslim

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Gaza homeless toll 'hits 50,000'

The BBC's Aleem Maqbool views the damage in one Gaza City neighbourhood

Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been left destitute by Israel's three-week offensive against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, the UN estimates.

The United Nations says that some 50,800 people are now homeless and 400,000 are without running water.

Correspondents in Gaza City say entire neighbourhoods have been flattened and bodies are still being recovered.

Israel says it will allow 143 trucks loaded with humanitarian aid into Gaza plus 60,000 litres of fuel.
An International Committee of the Red Cross spokesman said on Monday evening that 10 ambulances carrying medical supplies had travelled into Gaza via the Kerem Shalom crossing in the south.

Earlier, Israeli spokesman Mark Regev told the BBC: "Medicines, foodstuffs, energy, all will be reaching the Gaza Strip in the volume that is required and in an expeditious manner."

The BBC was unable to verify whether the food and fuel convoys reached Gaza.

Palestinian medical sources say at least 1,300 Palestinians have been killed and 5,500 injured during the conflict. Thirteen Israelis have been killed since the offensive began on 27 December.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7838618.stm

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ProgressiveMuslim

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Mon Jan-19-09 02:53 PM
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1. Truly a second nakba.

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Mon Jan-19-09 02:57 PM
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2. Hebrew and English grafitti found in Gaza after IDF withdrawal:

"..."Arabs need to die", "Arabs: 1948 to 2009" and "Make war, not peace."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jan/19/gaza-israel-troops-withdrawal

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Mon Jan-19-09 03:45 PM
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6. You'd think the carnage they left behind would have expressed their sentiments loud and clear....

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Mon Jan-19-09 03:52 PM
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8. Yes, the sentiment is loud and clear regardless of the words

Usually the cowards in the IDF pretend they are concerned for innocents though

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Mon Jan-19-09 03:50 PM
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7. Excuses excuses

Next time rockets rain down on an Israeli town, I'll expect comments from you "Hey they're just returning the favor"

The hypocrisy goes both ways, and your comments are a prime example

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Mon Jan-19-09 03:44 PM
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5. Murderers often leave a signature, don't they? Not surprising... nt

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Tue Jan-20-09 10:14 AM
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9. In pictures: Devastation in Gaza

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/7839665.stm

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