War again

I did say yesterday in my very recent post that Israelis are smartly making our life a sort of living hell. Yes they're doing it as I write these words. However, they have to understand that the "hell" that is made by their own hands for Gaza is also turned to burn their lives. I witnessed their attacks and air rids today in Gaza myself and saw how the people are terrified with noisy explosions. Oh yeah, we know how professional the Israelis are in killing civilians, most probably children and innocents. Not only that, they're so delighted and happy announcing such actions through their press conferences claiming that some terrorists just went down by their stupid..ohh sorry, smart bombs would you believe!. We also know that what we have in hand are nothing but some little rockets to fight with, but with these "little" things, we do have the God beside us as well as the power of the right which they surely don't have. Soon or later this escalation will come to an end and yes our wounds will not healed soon enough but what choice do we have

the First day of the "column cloud" Israeli attack on Gaza...14/11/2012

God bless Gaza

what could be worse?

I have been away from my blog and blogging for the past two years, as I was busy with my PhD study. However, I must admit that I've considered an advice of one of my best American friend Dr. Lora Locero who had been here in Gaza for the past few weeks. Now, my post here is about the recent escalation wave started as usual by some incidence on the Gaza borders. The incidence was a sort of bombing an Israeli military Jeep by some Palestinian resistance members developed to become a huge returning fire by the Israeli targeting some available and easy targets whom are some Palestinian civilians to the east of Gaza city. This of course resulted in huge number of casualties and injuries on the Palestinian side. In addition, this Palestinian blood put huge pressure on the Palestinian resistance to retaliate directly and commonly with minor rockets on Israeli settlements nearby. As usual, Israelis are shouting and seeking for revenge as well as dealing with results, not with causes of such situation but this time with huge and serious concerns with regard to what would happen not in Gaza but in Egypt and other Arab spring countries if Israel makes any big step towards large military operation in Gaza. If you ask me as Palestinian what is my opinion and what could happen, the classic answer is " what could be worse than the current situation: siege, electrical daily blackout, and many more things that are sincerely done by Israeli to make my life as living hell!". According to Israeli president Shimon Perez, the Palestinian rockets attacks are the most stupid attack ever happened in the world, what a say!!what about Israeli actions? My God, how smart are they? Yes our life is a sort of living hell Israeli smartly made.

Our hi tea day event

Congratualations guys..finally, we have had our Hi tea day honored by the presence of Dato'.Prof. Hassan Basri (Deputy VC) and Dato'.Prof. Laili (PPS director) along with friends and colleagues from Palestine, Alegria, and Egypt. It was a pleasure for me and for everyone to attend and I do hope to have more events and good participation for all of you ...
all the best

Writing again after six months

For nearly six months, I've been occupied with tens of things that prevented me from posting and writing in my blog. However, I did never think of quit or stop. After the Israeli war, I was working in the damage survey as an engineer and part of the UNRWA team of damage survey to assess the type and size of damage that was caused by the war to the refugees shelters and houses in Gaza Strip. At the beginning, I was working in Khanyounis area which has less damage comparing to the other areas like north and east of Gaza city. Afterward, I was transfered by my supervisors to the northern parts of Gaza Strip, mainly Jabalia. I visited most of the invaded and damaged areas. My job was such unique experience that give me the chance to see and feel the suffer of my people by hearing their stories during the war, watching their damaged left behind houses..etc....

12 days after the war

After 12 days of the agreed cease-fire between Palestinian brigades and Israel in Gaza, situation is still unstable. On humanitarian level, situation is a disaster. Thousands of people who lost their houses still have no place to go. Size of destruction discovered is beyond the imagination of anyone. All relief actions that have been taken are still on the primary stage and offer those poor vulnerable people only basic aids. The reconstruction operations are still pending due to the closure of all crossing points. Only few goods are allowed to enter Gaza, leaving the Gaza strip in a miserable shape; taking into account the huge impacts of the war and the continuous siege which was and still very stricky since 20 months in arrow. Despite all that, wounds and sadness stories of the war victims have become the fever of the media and press. Gaza has become the target of many Arabs and Muslims who came to support and relief the people in here. People and charity associations from Turkey, Egypt, Kuwait, Jordan, Algeria, and others arrived and took hundreds of tours around to see the destroyed areas as well as governmental structures.
Many international NGOs, such as UNRWA and UNDP have already started assessing the damage rapidly to measure the size and type of damage occurred and try to figure out something that may help. Talking about the huge destruction that touches almost everything in Gaza, numbers can talk specifically more than words:
4000 houses had been totally demolished.
17,000 houses had been partially damaged.
95 mosques have been damaged (45 of them are totally destroyed)
one hospital for the red crescent had been totally burned and some hospitals and health centers had been partially damaged.
all ministries and presidential buildings have been totally destroyed (including police stations and gov. ministries compound).
3 municipalities have been partially damaged.
Islamic university have a core damage in one of its main buildings, which is scientific labratories building, as well as other buildings. The estimated cost of repair is nearly 15 million US$.
the list is too long and can never end. However, end of suffering for the people in Gaza have not showed up yet.

Day Twenty of the war in Gaza

The 20th day of the Israeli war on Gaza was the most aggressive and bloody day of the war. After the withdrawal of the Israeli armor tanks from Tal Al-Hawa neighbor early morning of Friday, Gazans discovered huge damage and destroying to the area. In addition, 24 dead bodies were found. The results of this invasion was:

1- Burning and causing huge damage to the Palestinian Red Cresent center as well as Al - Quds hospital next to it. The hospital hosted nearly 300 injuries and patients. The burning took place after an Israeli open fire and shelling of the area.

2- Burning of UNRWA main warehouse and losing most of food and fuel supply that UNRWA was using to aid and relief nearly 750,000 Palestinians as well as hospitals and municipalities.

3- Assassination of the former interior minister and third man of Hamas Said Syam. The rid also resulted in killing of 10 Palestinians.

4- Destroying of the main police station of Khanyounis after an Israeli night rid by Israeli’s F16 warplanes.

5- Destroying of several houses and a mosque in Rafah area near the Egyptian borders after an Israeli night rid.

6- Death toll on Gaza is now : 1300 dead (345 of them are children and 100 are women) and 4700 injuries (50% of them are children).

The targeting of the UN HQ in Gaza was made while the Security general Ban Ge Mon visiting Jerusalem. Ihud Barrak, the Israeli defensive minister said it was a big mistake.

The talks about cease fire remain as talks on the stage, taking into account that Israel continues its war using every weapon it has, no mattar if it is internationally banded or not and without any care to the voices of millions around the world whom are protesting and saying no to the war.

Said Syam..we will never forget you

Gaza's interior minister Said Syam assassinated along with his son and brother in Gaza by Israeli warplanes. According to sources, Syam was just leaving a car with his son beside a house that belongs to Syam family in Gaza when an Israeli warplane assassinate him. 6 palestinians were killed in this attack..that incidence took place one hour ago. The event came after the huge invasion of the Israeli army that took place early morning and still ongoing. The Israeli armor tanks invaded Gaza city from the south-western parts of the city. The army continued to shell the city randomly causing huge damage to the buildings and houses. Even the UN HQ of Gaza was hit and its warehouse that includes food and fuel stores were burned.

Syam was one of the biggest leaders of Hamas in Gaza. He was considered as the third man of Hamas in Gaza. He is also a parliment member of the PLO.

Israel uses to assassinate Palestinian resistance leaders for the past 60 years. However, this has never made any deference. The resistance continues and Israel will never achieve what is seeking for by such dirty actions