A Little Girl Played in the Sun. She Was Shot Down by an Apache Helicopter ; Eyewitness

Evening Standard - London › January 06, 2009

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THE warplanes are dropping leaflets among the bombs. As Israeli troops advance through the streets, covered by shelling and air attacks, people are being bombarded with paper telling them to leave their homes. Where can they go? Some families in the north tried to seek refuge in schools. A friend called me asking if I could spare a mattress. His elders had left their home in Jabalia to try to find safety in an empty apartment in Gaza City. But there is no safety.

We are pounded from the air, land and sea. As dawn broke today we in the city find ourselves in a circle that is tightening around us.

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A Little Girl Played in the Sun. She Was Shot Down by an Apache Helicopter ; Eyewitness

Israeli troops are reported to be five kilometres to the north, four to the south and two to the east. To the west is the sea, and a fleet of hostile Israeli gunshi...

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