Blame the Palestinians
12th July 2006
On June 8, the Israeli army assassinated the recently appointed Palestinian head of the security forces of the Interior Ministry, Jamal Abu Samhadana, and three others.
On June 9, Israeli shells killed seven members of the same family picnicking on Beit Lahiya beach. Some 32 others were wounded, including 13 children.
On June 13, an Israeli plane fired a missile into a busy Gaza City street, killing 11 people, including two children and two medics.
On June 20, the Israeli army killed three Palestinian children and injured 15 others in Gaza with a missile attack.
On June 21, the Israelis killed a 35-year old pregnant woman, her brother, and injured 11 others, including 6 children.
On June 24, ... Israeli commandos entered the Gaza Strip and captured two Palestinians claimed by Israel to be members of Hamas.
On June 25 Palestinian militants capture an Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit, at an army post at Kerem Shalom near Gaza. The BBC, ITV News, the Guardian, Independent and most other media described the incident as a "kidnapping".
"Israeli troops arrested dozens of Hamas ministers and parliamentarians today as they stepped up their campaign to free a soldier kidnapped by militants in Gaza at the weekend." - Guardian Unlimited
