Post by Teddy Bear on Sept 6, 2012 21:26:51 GMT
It is hard to imagine for those of us in our society, what it must be like to live in a situation where at any time of the day or night a siren will go off to tell you to get your self and family into a shelter because of an imminent rocket or mortar attack.
This is the situation faced by over a million Israelis daily who live within a 30 mile radius of Gaza. Since Israel withdrew all Jews out of Gaza in 2005, including those who had been living there for hundreds of years, in the vain hope of achieving peace, there have been more than 8000 rocket attacks fired from Gaza.
I have often noted that the BBC almost never reports on these attacks, unless and until Israel retaliates in some shape or form, and only then the headline will make it appear as if Israel is the aggressor against the 'poor Palestinian'.
My reason for making this particular post on today's incident, which true to form the BBC headlines Gaza Strip: Israeli strikes 'kill six militants' is that inside the article it states:
There has been a spate of rocket attacks and air strikes in recent days
and
There has been an increase in cross-border rocket fire by Palestinian militants in recent days, though without causing casualties.
So why hasn't the BBC reported it before now? Syrian forces fire on their citizens on a daily basis, but the BBC never seems to tire of reporting each incident. It appears if it's an attack against Israeli citizens, for the BBC it doesn't really matter.
This is the situation faced by over a million Israelis daily who live within a 30 mile radius of Gaza. Since Israel withdrew all Jews out of Gaza in 2005, including those who had been living there for hundreds of years, in the vain hope of achieving peace, there have been more than 8000 rocket attacks fired from Gaza.
I have often noted that the BBC almost never reports on these attacks, unless and until Israel retaliates in some shape or form, and only then the headline will make it appear as if Israel is the aggressor against the 'poor Palestinian'.
My reason for making this particular post on today's incident, which true to form the BBC headlines Gaza Strip: Israeli strikes 'kill six militants' is that inside the article it states:
There has been a spate of rocket attacks and air strikes in recent days
and
There has been an increase in cross-border rocket fire by Palestinian militants in recent days, though without causing casualties.
So why hasn't the BBC reported it before now? Syrian forces fire on their citizens on a daily basis, but the BBC never seems to tire of reporting each incident. It appears if it's an attack against Israeli citizens, for the BBC it doesn't really matter.
Gaza Strip: Israeli strikes 'kill six militants'
Large crowds took part in a funeral procession for those killed
At least six Palestinians have been killed in two Israeli strikes in Gaza against what Israel says were militants preparing rocket and bomb attacks.
Palestinians said three were killed by Israeli fire in the north of the strip on Thursday morning. Israel said they were planting a bomb near its fence.
Hours earlier, an air strike in central Gaza killed three militants who Israel said were set to fire rockets.
There has been a spate of rocket attacks and air strikes in recent days.
In the latest incident, Israel said it had fired at a "terrorist squad that was planting an explosive device" near the town of Beit Hanoun.
The men were reportedly part of a small militant group called Homat Al-Aqsa.
It came hours after another strike which Israel said "targeted a terrorist squad... involved in previous rocket launches at communities located in southern Israel".
Witnesses said the air strike hit a car in which four people were travelling near the Bureij refugee camp.
Palestinian medical officials and witnesses confirmed that three militants had been killed in that attack.
A fourth man was critically injured, a health ministry spokesman told the BBC.
Large numbers took part in a funeral procession for one of those killed in Gaza City.
There has been an increase in cross-border rocket fire by Palestinian militants in recent days, though without causing casualties. Israel has also responded with air strikes.
Israel says it holds the Hamas movement which runs Gaza responsible for all attacks emanating from Gaza, even if it is other militant groups carrying them out.
Large crowds took part in a funeral procession for those killed
At least six Palestinians have been killed in two Israeli strikes in Gaza against what Israel says were militants preparing rocket and bomb attacks.
Palestinians said three were killed by Israeli fire in the north of the strip on Thursday morning. Israel said they were planting a bomb near its fence.
Hours earlier, an air strike in central Gaza killed three militants who Israel said were set to fire rockets.
There has been a spate of rocket attacks and air strikes in recent days.
In the latest incident, Israel said it had fired at a "terrorist squad that was planting an explosive device" near the town of Beit Hanoun.
The men were reportedly part of a small militant group called Homat Al-Aqsa.
It came hours after another strike which Israel said "targeted a terrorist squad... involved in previous rocket launches at communities located in southern Israel".
Witnesses said the air strike hit a car in which four people were travelling near the Bureij refugee camp.
Palestinian medical officials and witnesses confirmed that three militants had been killed in that attack.
A fourth man was critically injured, a health ministry spokesman told the BBC.
Large numbers took part in a funeral procession for one of those killed in Gaza City.
There has been an increase in cross-border rocket fire by Palestinian militants in recent days, though without causing casualties. Israel has also responded with air strikes.
Israel says it holds the Hamas movement which runs Gaza responsible for all attacks emanating from Gaza, even if it is other militant groups carrying them out.