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Gaza: One Year After Disengagement
On 15 August 2005, Israel began removing 8,500 Israeli settlers from 21 settlements in the Gaza Strip. The move, although unilateral and came with warning from Palestinians that the disengagement would maintain Israeli control over Gaza, gave some Palestinians hope for a better economic future and hope they would no longer be subjected to harassment from the Israeli army and settlers.
A year later, Gaza and its 1.4 million residents are neither secure nor economically prosperous. Israel's control over Gaza was felt well before the election of Hamas and was painfully clear since 27 June 2006.
With international media and diplomacy focused on Lebanon, the Israeli military offensive in Gaza continued unabated and practically unmonitored. With the exception of the United Nations registering grave concerns over the deteriorating humanitarian conditions and the continued violence against Palestinian civilians and infrastructure, it seems that the so-called "first-front" in the latest cycle of violence has been forgotten.
Gaza in Numbers
According to a 9 August 2006 report by the Palestinian Monitoring Group (PMG), 170 Palestinians including, 138 civilians, 14 security officers and 15 militants, were killed in Israeli attacks from 27 June-8 August 2006. During that same period, 506 Palestinians were injured.
PMG, which collects information documented by Palestinian ministries, including the Ministry of Health, Public Works and Infrastructure, the Palestinian security agencies and PMG field workers, reported that since 27 June 2006 Israel has carried out 768 military strikes against Gaza. According to PMG, Israeli F-16s and helicopters launched "190 air strikes, the Israeli military fired over 3,500 artillery shells, and the Israeli Air Force carried out 380 air patrols."
According to PMG's figures, between 8 July-8 August, 131 Palestinians, including 108 civilians-among them 26 children-were killed and 395 Palestinians were injured. July was the deadliest month in Gaza with 151 Palestinians killed, making it the "single largest monthly death toll in the Gaza Strip since October 2004," PMG said.
As in Lebanon, Israel's military campaign in Gaza has caused widespread destruction of public and private property. Public infrastructure, such as roads and bridges, water and wastewater systems, power plants, telephone and electricity networks and civilian institutions, has been targeted by Israel. Homes, vehicles, greenhouses and agricultural land have also been damaged.
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With international media and diplomacy focused on Lebanon, the Israeli military offensive in Gaza continued unabated and practically unmonitored. With the exception of the United Nations registering grave concerns over the deteriorating humanitarian conditions and the continued violence against Palestinian civilians and infrastructure, it seems that the so-called "first-front" in the latest cycle of violence has been forgotten.
Gaza in Numbers
According to a 9 August 2006 report by the Palestinian Monitoring Group (PMG), 170 Palestinians including, 138 civilians, 14 security officers and 15 militants, were killed in Israeli attacks from 27 June-8 August 2006. During that same period, 506 Palestinians were injured.
PMG, which collects information documented by Palestinian ministries, including the Ministry of Health, Public Works and Infrastructure, the Palestinian security agencies and PMG field workers, reported that since 27 June 2006 Israel has carried out 768 military strikes against Gaza. According to PMG, Israeli F-16s and helicopters launched "190 air strikes, the Israeli military fired over 3,500 artillery shells, and the Israeli Air Force carried out 380 air patrols."
According to PMG's figures, between 8 July-8 August, 131 Palestinians, including 108 civilians-among them 26 children-were killed and 395 Palestinians were injured. July was the deadliest month in Gaza with 151 Palestinians killed, making it the "single largest monthly death toll in the Gaza Strip since October 2004," PMG said.
As in Lebanon, Israel's military campaign in Gaza has caused widespread destruction of public and private property. Public infrastructure, such as roads and bridges, water and wastewater systems, power plants, telephone and electricity networks and civilian institutions, has been targeted by Israel. Homes, vehicles, greenhouses and agricultural land have also been damaged.
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http://counterpunch.org/assad08172006.html
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