Video footage available for media after Israel attacks Rafah border, killing four people
For Immediate Release
International Human Rights Volunteers today filmed as Israel attacked
the Rafah border, killing four people.
Video footage is available for Media and should be credited to ISM
Gaza Strip.
The Israeli military this evening carried out the second multiple air
strike on the Rafah border within a week. Shortly after 5.00 pm local
time, F-16 fighter jets were heard in the skies over Rafah and then
the bombardment began. Four people were killed in this attack which
was a repeat of a similar attack carried out on Sunday 28th December.
On both occasions over 10 missiles were fired in quick succession,
targeting tunnels which have allowed a certain amount of food and
other basic necessities into the besieged Gaza Strip. Residential
neighbourhoods lie directly adjacent to the border with Egypt and have
been the scene of mass home demolitions in the past. During the past
week there have been a number of air strikes on the refugee camps in
the border area, destroying several homes.
The links for the videos to be downloaded are below.
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ISM Gaza Strip volunteers filmed both attacks as they happened:
3rd January 2009
28th December 2008
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