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One of the foremost advocacy groups in Israel has released a controversial report that alleges Israel Defense Forces (IDF)of using civilians as human shields while carrying out combat operations against the militant group Hamas in Gaza, Palestine. The report called, “Breaking the Silence” includes private and anonymous testimonies from IDF soldiers [...]

The Israeli army engaged in acts of ‘wanton destruction’ against Palestinian civilians during its offensive in the Gaza Strip in December and January, says Amnesty International. In a 117-page report about the 22-day fighting, the humanitarian organization also states that the firing of rockets by Hamas militants against Israel constituted ‘war [...]

The recent availability of external attachments to increase the viewing capability of camera phones has led to the sightings of people with unsightly growths on their cam-phones. If you are in a developing country, however, and you find someone with an extremely huge growth on their phone then it may be for something very good. CellScope is an attachment [...]

The number of fatalities in the last Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip known as Operation Cast Lead is relatively low when one considers that the fighting took place in densely populated areas, noted a spokesman for the Israeli Army. The IDF makes the comparative conclusion based on population density. “The figures show that the Israeli Army made [...]

The IDF opened an investigation after Israeli soldiers confessed to the murders committed during Operation ‘Cast Lead,’ the 22-day military operation in the Gaza Strip. The testimonies of several Israeli soldiers who claim that they killed civilians and committed acts of vandalism in Gaza have given rise to a wave of criticism that forced the army [...]

Imad Ghanem happens to be Palestinian cameraman who works for a Palestinian TV station that is connected to Hamas. He was covering the Al Burieg refugee camp in Gaza city during the Israeli offensive at the place. He was severely wounded, and eventually lost his legs. Israeli tanks fired at him while he was on the ground. The IDF also opened fire at [...]

At least three Katyusha rockets, fired from south Lebanon and aimed at northern Israel, caused the wounding of some people. Israel promptly retaliated with five artillery shells that were sent as “a pinpoint response at the source of fire.” Israel earlier had intelligence reports about rocket attacks from Lebanon that can happen even before [...]