22 August 2014
Source: Middle East Monitor
Israel has bombed the Gaza Strip with 20,000 tons of explosives,
equivalent to six nuclear bombs, the Palestinian interior ministry said
on Thursday.
In a statement quoted by Anadolu
news agency, the ministry accused the Israeli army of using
internationally banned weapons and highly explosive missiles during its
current offensive on Gaza, which has so far led to the death of more
than 2,000 Palestinians, most of them civilians, including women and
children.
The statement pointed out that the Israeli army has used its war
arsenal at its full capacity, for example all types of war crafts,
including drones, Apache helicopters, VTOL, F15 and F16 aircrafts, all
of which launched a variety of missiles, most notably MK82, MK83 and
MK84, which cause massive explosions and the complete destruction of the
targeted areas.
Indeed, according to the explosives police in Gaza, the Israeli army
has launched more than 8,000 highly explosive MK missiles in its current
war on Gaza.
The statement also noted that Israeli tanks deployed in the east of
Gaza have fired highly explosive rockets on the homes and properties of
civilians, causing considerable damage to them, especially in
neighbourhoods in Rafah and Khan Younes in the south, Shujayea in the
east and Beit Hanoun in the far north.
Using these tanks, "the occupation army has fired over 60,000
artillery shells of various sizes and targets on Gaza," the statement
said, adding that the Israeli army also used air-fuel rockets, as well
as flechette, dime and depleted uranium bombs.
The ministry warned that Israeli shells emit radiation that harms the
environment, soil and water, and spreads diseases among the coming
generations, especially cancer.
The Palestinian ministry of health announced that the death toll in
the ongoing Israeli offensive in Gaza now exceeds 2,084 Palestinians,
with more than 10,000 injured, as of Thursday evening.
According to Israeli statements, 64 soldiers and three civilians have
been killed in Israel and over 530 have been injured, mostly as a
result of "panic". Hamas, however, insists that it has killed 161
Israeli soldiers, holding an additional one hostage.
Link: middleeastmonitor.com/news/middle-east/13646-palestinian-officials-israels-shelling-of-gaza-equivalent-to-6-nuclear-bombs.
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