Piercing Headlines

I don’t even know where to start or if I should even start becuase I know that once I start on this matter there will be no ending. So all I am going to do is ask you this, “Why do we kill people who kill people to show killing people is wrong?” Here are juss some headlines/quotes that I got from articles and such, also if you have time click  here its a good summary of what’s going on.

“Palestinian officials say nearly 400 people have now died in the violence, with the UN saying a quarter of those were civilians.”

“Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip have continued into a sixth day, as Israel rejected international calls for a 48-hour truce.”

“The UN has warned of a humanitarian disaster in Gaza, saying thousands of people have received no food aid for two weeks.”

“The Israeli ground operation is being supported by intensive aerial, land and naval bombardment of Gaza.”

“The Palestinian health ministry says more than 500 Palestinians have now been killed since the Israelis began their assault on Gaza eight days ago, and 70 since the ground offensive began.”

“Israeli soldiers fired teargas shells on Palestinian protesters blocking the main road leading from the West Bank town of Ramallah on Friday.”

“In Gaza, residents faced severe power shortages and other deprivations and grew increasingly afraid as the reported death toll of Palestinians passed 500 since the assault began, including 100 said to be civilians.”

“UN officials say Palestinian hospitals are struggling to cope with the casualties and are short of vital medical supplies.”

“I was watching from the top of my brother’s house. It was terrifying. I also went out into the streets in our area. It was virtually empty of people. We are worried about air strikes….I have been trying to stop my children crying. I try to keep them playing, I am with them now. I just want them to ignore what’s going on around them. They slept some of the night, but the sounds of the bombardment keep waking them up. “

“A car in Ashkelon was hit by a Palestinian rocket. At a news briefing at the White House, a spokesman, Gordon D. Johndroe, said that Israel has a right to defend itself from the rocket attacks out of Gaza. But he added that Israel also needed to “avoid unnecessary civilian casualties,” and to continue the flow into Gaza of humanitarian goods.”

“Israel says its actions are necessary to prevent rocket attacks on its citizens, and that it is only targeting Hamas militants. “

Sources include The New York Times and BBC News.

Take care inshaAllah,

-radf

Allahumma sali ala sayyidina muhammadin an-Nabbiyil ummiyi Wa ala alihi wa sahbihi wa salim.

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