Israelis Told Arabs To Go To Schools

The Arabs were instructed to bring their kids to the UN school.

Israeli Howitzers Pound UN Schools

More than 56 Palestinians were killed after howitzers shelled  a UN school where hundreds of people were sheltering from the continuing Israeli offensive.

Two Israeli tank shells struck the school in Jabaliya refugee camp, spraying shrapnel on people inside and outside the building.

 

400 Sat In UN School In Gaza City

The medical director of the nearby hospital confirms 56 bodies had been brought in so far and more could be on the way. Reuters journalists filmed bodies scattered on the ground amid pools of blood and torn shoes and clothes. 

Israelis Kill A Family Of Sixteen

Elsewhere 16 members of the Daya family, including seven young children, were killed in an air strike on their house in Gaza City. 

Israeli air strike hits another elementary school in Gaza City
 
An Israeli missile struck an elementary school in Gaza City where 400 hundred Palestinians had taken shelter, killing three, the United Nations said Tuesday.

 
 

Israel Shells Their Own Soldiers

Four Israeli soldiers killed by friendly fire died when a tank mistakenly fired on a building where the soldiers had taken up positions. There was heavy artillery fire to cover the evacuation of 24 soldiers who were injured, including the commander of the Golani infantry brigade, one of Israel's key fighting forces. 4

Israel's Defense Minister

Israel's defence minister, Ehud Barak, said his country's troops would continue their operation despite mounting Palestinian casualties and growing international calls for a ceasefire.

 

Over 600 Dead And 3,000 Maimed

Doctors confirm the 11 day old attack on Gaza has killed 600, mostly women and children.

 

Israel's Elite Rulers

The Israeli foreign minister, Tzipi Livni, said the offensive was intended to change permanently the shape of Israel's conflict with Hamas. "When Israel is targeted, Israel is going to retaliate," she said.

There will be no cease fire. 8