Message from Gaza
Writer:Prof. Abdelwahed
(Department of English Faculty of Arts & Humanities Al-Azhar University of Gaza)
Background of the writer in detail
NO 14
From: prof abdelwahed
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 1:27 AM
Subject: FW: 30 Dec. night bombing of Gaza
Gaza in 30 Dec. 2008 bobmed by 20 missles in 5 minutes in anddition to other 20 targts hit the same night! Those pictures of the first attack! PalTell in
a recorede speech gives warnings to its participants to be aware of phone call and mobile phone calls from outside Palestine in a threat of Gaza
citizens! I do not know but someone from outside tried to contact me but mobile net is broken because there is no electricity around and I operate a
generator to keep contact with the outside world. Different kinds of Israeli drones did not leave our skies at all. Just now, there was a targeting of
somewhere around us. Because of the large number of bombings, we are no longer able to distinguish where it falls. This is only in Gaza, let alone
other areas. In the local media there are news of Israeli land-land missles shot at al-Buraij refugee camp and some artilery shells east of Khan Younis.
To the east of Gaza Wadi (Gaza Wadi small village) one reisdent home was bo! mbed from air; two died and others injured in the blast! Death toll official
number has risen to 390 and the injured is about 1800 persons, with a great number of civilians including children! Al-Qassam Brigades in a news
conference now renews vows to fight; they said they launched 150 rockets against Israeli despite the extensive activitiy of the Israeli aircrafts and
drones in the skies. Happy New Year!
NO 15
From: prof abdelwahed
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 1:27 AM
Subject: FW: 30 Dec. night bombing of Gaza
Gaza in 30 Dec. 2008 bobmed by 20 missles in 5 minutes in anddition to other 20 targts hit the same night! Those pictures of the first attack! PalTell in
a recorede speech gives warnings to its participants to be aware of phone call and mobile phone calls from outside Palestine in a threat of Gaza
citizens! I do not know but someone from outside tried to contact me but mobile net is broken because there is no electricity around and I operate a
generator to keep contact with the outside world. Different kinds of Israeli drones did not leave our skies at all. Just now, there was a targeting of
somewhere around us. Because of the large number of bombings, we are no longer able to distinguish where it falls. This is only in Gaza, let alone
other areas. In the local media there are news of Israeli land-land missles shot at al-Buraij refugee camp and some artilery shells east of Khan Younis.
To the east of Gaza Wadi (Gaza Wadi small village) one reisdent home was bo! mbed from air; two died and others injured in the blast! Death toll official
number has risen to 390 and the injured is about 1800 persons, with a great number of civilians including children! Al-Qassam Brigades in a news
conference now renews vows to fight; they said they launched 150 rockets against Israeli despite the extensive activitiy of the Israeli aircrafts and
drones in the skies. Happy New Year!
NO 16
From: prof abdelwahed
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 6:56 AM
Subject: RE: Bobming again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks Prof miriam cooke (Duke University) for your warm feelings and genuine concern. Fortunately, I have just received electricity for the first
time in five days, only ten minutes ago. Its 12.00 a.m. in Gaza now. Sound of drones buzzing is annoying but that is just nothing when the missles
shower here and there; near me and in the distance. 20 minutes back, there was an attack by a military chopper nearby, but I could not decide where it
was. The house that was burnt is located near a governmental building in my neighbourhood too. I live in Tel el-Hawa where many governmental buildings
are located. Many of them where hit more than once! Now 80% of Gaza is without electricity! To tell you the truth, panic is everywhere in Gaza as
so many homes were hit whether intentionally or otherwise. 42 children were killed in the offensive on Gaza. I wonder if those children where Hamas
activists and rockets launchers! I beleive that 12 thousand Hamas Al-Qassam Brigades! hard core are still holding firmly and strong as they haven't yet
gone into any fight. Meantime, the main losses were in the police force and civilan workers and innocent people including children and students. Israel
hits hotels, sport centers, empty homes, governmental buildings like that one used for passports issues and another one used as a custome house and
taxes authority. They hit municipality buidings and governorates buildings in the towns and villages but not in Gaza yet. They also targeted about 10
mosques, with 6 of it were totally destructed, but mosques neighbours in all cases were badly hurt. InJabalia refugee camp 5 sisters of one family killed
under rubble as the mosque's wall collpsed on them.
Tis is a little of much to be written on what has been going on at Christams time when people all over the world, even Muslim countries are supposed to spend great time.
I wish you merry Christmas and a happy new year.
NO 17
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 3:29 PM
Subject: Gaza rain and military operations!
It has been raining for hours in Gaza Strip. With this new situation, Israeli drones, unmanned airoplanes, and heliocapters disappeared from the
sky. But there are rounds of shellings from Israeli tanks and artillery!
However, we could sleep continuously for some hours! Kids relaxed a little bit from their tension, fear and anxiety. Gaza looks like a deserted city!
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