The BBC’s Paul Wood and Andrew Herbert are among the first journalists to gain independent access to Gaza from Israel.

The leaders of Hamas have announced a ceasefire in Gaza, after Israel declared a halt to its military operation.
Katya Adler reports from Jerusalem

This is truly disturbing. You’d have to be completely heartless not to be moved by this tragedy. This man treated Israelis and Palestinians. He worked as a specialist in both Israeli and Gaza hospitals. He worked to save the lives of both Israelis and Palestinians. In appreciation for his services, the IDF murdered this doctor’s three daughters.

Words © 2009 Irfan Yusuf

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Is Israel using illegal weapons in its bombardment of Gaza? Amira Hass, an award-winning Israeli journalist examines this question in a recent report for Haaretz.
Hass begins by painting a picture eerily familiar to those accustomed (as Hass is) to seeing Israel’s bombardment of Palestinian territories.

The earth shaking under your feet, clouds of choking smoke, explosions like a fireworks

Is Israel using illegal weapons in its bombardment of Gaza? Amira Hass, an award-winning Israeli journalist examines this question in a recent report for Haaretz.
Hass begins by painting a picture eerily familiar to those accustomed (as Hass is) to seeing Israel’s bombardment of Palestinian territories.

The earth shaking under your feet, clouds of choking smoke, explosions like a fireworks

This is truly disturbing. You’d have to be completely heartless not to be moved by this tragedy. This man treated Israelis and Palestinians. He worked as a specialist in both Israeli and Gaza hospitals. He worked to save the lives of both Israelis and Palestinians. In appreciation for his services, the IDF murdered this doctor’s three daughters.

Words © 2009 Irfan Yusuf

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The rumble of artillery fire and the roar of ensuing explosions continued to roll through Gaza early Tuesday despite pronouncements by an Israeli official earlier that the military operation may be in its final days.