Eva Bartlett @ In Gaza-
3:45
From a news building’s height, I can see the black clouds from recent strikes. To the north, in Jabaliya, a Hamas leader’s house has been hit, taking down 4 story’s and the occupants inside. In addition to the Hamas leader, Nazar Iyam, estimates of at least 10 family members, including children.
To the east, 2 different plumes, the most recent resulting in what TV images soon show to be a burned child’s corpse, the first of the dead shown.
“They’re going crazy,” the newsmen say, stating it’s beyond anything they’ve seen before. They are from Gaza.
Reporter Yousef al Helo estimates there could be over 100 drones circling over the Strip, some taking photos, others dropping missiles.
F-16s in tens cross Gaza’s skies.
3:53, new airstike in the east of Gaza city, on agricultural fields, but civilian deaths are restricted to dense camps or city streets.
4:06, at least 4 new strikes in the eastern and northern areas outside Gaza city.
4:13: three more, in quick succession, along the east of Gaza city.
4:19, a new one, and two more in quick succession, at the east.
She reported many bombardments from Naval vessels previously- , so again worth remembering- Minimum safe distances (the distance in meters from the intended center of impact at which a specific degree of risk and vulnerability will not be exceeded with a 99% assurance)-
100 meters – M203 & 40mm
200 meters- 60mm mortars
300 meters – 81mm
400 meters – 105 mm
500 meters – 155 mm/naval gunfire
Now look at this picture from her blog, see any building there surrounded by uninhabited clear space for 500metres? Support for the attack is defacto support for the murder of civilians.
