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Over 400 Palestinian women, children killed in Gaza

Press Trust of India

Tuesday, January 13, 2009, (New York)

Voicing concern over the worsening situation in the Gaza Strip due to the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, the UN has said that over 400 Palestinian children and women have been killed so far in the conflict.

Painting a dismal picture of Gaza under attack from Israel, senior UN officials gave grim statistics that 40 per cent of about 900 Palestinians killed and 3,820 wounded were women and children.

The officials "horrified and appalled" by the figures, expressed concern that neither Hamas nor Israelis are honouring the binding Security Council resolution called for immediate ceasefire.

"Behind those statistics that we read out every day is really profound human suffering and grave tragedy for all involved and not just for those who are killed and injured but for their families as well," UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Director of Operations John Ging told a news conference in New York.

Speaking by video link from Gaza after he had just visited the main Al Shifa hospital he said, "(It) is the place of course where you see the most horrific human consequences of this conflict. Among the tragic cases that I saw were a child, six years of age, little or no brain activity, people don't have much hope for her survival; multiple amputee -another little girl; and a pregnant woman who'd lost a leg."

The Israeli offensive went into its 17th day with the stated aim of ending Hamas rocket attacks into Israel. "The hospital is really full of patients whose lives have been in many instances really destroyed, and they're alive."

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Posted By Kaleem-Thursday, January 15, 2009

May I know killing babies or Woman is not terrorism _ak shay. And everyone knows better who is targetting children and woman, its Israel not Hamas. I think two nations must step towards peace...

Posted By Akshay-Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Israel has the right to retaliate proportionately to any attacks from Gaza. When rockets are fired indiscriminately from GAZA into ISRAEL killing babies and children, then Israel has can BOMB Gaza indiscriminately in retaliatory action. But Israel being more kind and sympathetic haven''t retaliated like that or else half of GAZAN population would have been eliminated. All who shout against Israel(who defend themselves) are terrorists. Sad to see the no of terrorist population increasing even in the UK(terrorists protesting against Israel).

Posted By mathews-Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Life is a shortrun maximization.Killing of innocents can never be justified.Peace must return to Gaza .Let us hope the International aencies will intervene.Let peace be iven a chance