For those who haven’t been aware of the current situation in Gaza, here is a time line and a few stats:
Timeline: How the bombardment unfolded
*Saturday 27 December
Israeli air strikes on Gaza in response to Hamas rocket attacks and cross-border raids by militants, kill 225 people.
*Sunday 28 December
Israeli aircraft target a laboratory at the Islamic University and 40 smuggling tunnels connecting Gaza to Egypt.
*Monday 29 December
Israel intensifies its attacks, bombing the Hamas-run interior ministry as Hamas fires rockets deeper into southern Israel. The defence minister, Ehud Barak, warns that Israel will fight “to the bitter end”.
*Tuesday 30 December
A Hamas spokesman urges Palestinian militants to respond to Israeli attacks with “all available means”.
*Wednesday 31 December
The UN Security Council fails to agree an emergency resolution calling for a ceasefire. Israel attacks the office of the Hamas Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyeh.
*Thursday 1 January
An Israeli strike kills a Hamas leader, Nizar Rayyan, at home in Gaza. Thirty Hamas rockets are fired into Israel.
*Friday 2 January
Israel bombs a mosque it claims is used by Hamas to store weapons.
Seven days of bloodshed
424 Palestinians dead, including 100 civilians
1700+ Palestinians wounded
4 Israeli civilians dead
0 Israeli military personnel dead
44 Israelis wounded
100 Tons of Israeli bombs dropped in single day
1 Senior Hamas leader killed
470 Palestinian rockets fired into Israel in seven days
8 Hours of electricity per day in Gaza
$34million Needed by UN to meet Gazan needs

by Joel
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