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[RAFAH] CALL FOR ACTION

ism | 20.05.2004 12:52 | Anti-racism | World

ARMY FIRED MISSILES AT A CIVILIAN DEMONSTRATION IN RAFAH
13 people, mostly youths are reported killed, more than 60 injured

ISM London CALL FOR ACTION IN LONDON

ISM London.
In the last few minutes news has started filtering through of missiles and tank shells being used against a crowd of demonstrators. One local resident fears that up to 20 may have died, and news sources are reporting at least 8 deaths.

Yesterday 20 were killed including a 13 year boy and his 16 year old sister who went up to the roof to bring in their washing. The area that is currently occupied by IOF soldiers is not close enoughto the border with Egypt for 'tunnels' to be a plausible excuse.

This invasion looks sure to produce even more deaths and destruction than the invasion of Jenin in 2002.

Protests are being held daily at:

Israeli Embassy - Kensington High Street - 2 - 7 pm

and

Parliament Square - 6 - 10 pm.

Please attaend if you can - bring banners, whisltes etc





ARMY FIRED MISSILES AT A CIVILIAN DEMONSTRATION IN RAFAH
13 people, mostly youths are reported killed, more than 60 injured


[Rafah, Gaza Strip] Israeli army helicopter gunships and tanks
opened fire on a nonviolent civilian demonstration in Rafah early
this afternoon. 13 Palestinian are repored killed, including 2
children, and 60 injured.

Approximately 3.000 Palestinian civilians from Rafah, mostly youths,
were peacefully demonstrating to protest the recent military
operation in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Eyewitnesses
reported that 4 missiles were fired from helicopter gunships and
tanks fired shells at the crowd of unarmed civilians.

Hospitals are overflowed and cannot handle the situation, chief
hospital spokesperson said.

This recent attack raised the previous death toll to 37 people in
one of the bloodiest military operation since the beginning of the
second Intifada.

For more information, please contact:

Mohammed Ali (English and Arabic): 972-59 841672
Adwan (English and Arabic): 972-59 304628
Dr. Ali Musa (Director of Rafah's Hospital): +972-8-2132-616
Sa'id Zoroub (Mayor of Rafah): +972-59-408-391 or +972-8-21-37-951
(Office)
Ali Barhoum (Rafah Municipality): +972-59-815-100 or +972-8-21-37-
951 (Office)
Dr. Youssef Musa (Director UNRWA Clinic in Gaza): +972-59-410-490


ISM Media Office: +972-2.277.4602


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