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Gaza medical situation heads for disaster

I had to find this in a Chinese news publication for some reason; quite an accurate assessment of the situation.

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GAZA, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- With heartbreak, Muoen al-Wadia, a Palestinian father of six, looks at his amputated leg in his room at al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City in northern Gaza Strip. His sons and daughters are standing by, woefully looking at him.

On Jan. 15, the 48-year-old mechanic was at his workshop in southeastern Gaza City where Israeli tanks operated nearby.

He rushed out to evacuate a man who was wounded when an Israeli missile exploded. But as soon as al-Wadia got there, an Israeli tank shell landed, killing the injured man and seriously wounding al-Wadia.

"I saw his body scattered and torn ... And I lost much blood," he said. "This is my fate."

Al-Wadia was rushed to al-Shifa hospital, the largest on in Gaza City, and survived the incident. But his left leg was cut and his right leg was also damaged.


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Re: Gaza medical situation heads for disaster

Hardly breaking news in politics is it?
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Re: Gaza medical situation heads for disaster

Tanks operating in the area yet the first round to hit was a rocket?
Sounds like someone missed their shot with an RPG.
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Tanks operating in the area yet the first round to hit was a rocket?
Sounds like someone missed their shot with an RPG.
Sounds more like the double tap of an Israeli assassination by missile.
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U.S. to announce new aid plan for West Bank, Gaza Strip
By Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondent

The United States plans to announce tens of millions of dollars in new aid for the West Bank and Gaza next week to ease the humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian territories, U.S. officials said on Friday.

The funds will be channeled through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees, which handles U.S. and other assistance for food, health, education and other areas, said U.S. officials, who declined to provide the exact figure as the official announcement will be made during a trip to the region next week.
U.S. to announce new aid plan for West Bank, Gaza Strip - Haaretz - Israel News

Has the US realised that an Israeli surge in Palestine just does not work and that it has only led to further violence?

Have the diplomats finally got the message that after 60 years a military solution is no nearer to success than it was in 1948?
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U.S. to announce new aid plan for West Bank, Gaza Strip - Haaretz - Israel News

Has the US realised that an Israeli surge in Palestine just does not work and that it has only led to further violence?

Have the diplomats finally got the message that after 60 years a military solution is no nearer to success than it was in 1948?
if you are referring to diplomats of both sides I whole heartedly agree, a military solution to what in effect is a social issue does not seem viable..
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if you are referring to diplomats of both sides I whole heartedly agree, a military solution to what in effect is a social issue does not seem viable..
A military solution from the Palestinian perspective is viable.
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I would say they are misinformed then....
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I had to find this in a Chinese news publication for some reason; quite an accurate assessment of the situation.
define " disaster"...
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I would say they are misinformed then....
And without the conflict how much immigration would there be?????
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I don't understand your question..
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I don't understand your question..
It's quite straight forward.
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What you want me to answer the question for you so don't even have to think???
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