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Casualties Of The Gaza War (2008–2009)
Gaza War fatalities estimates made by human rights NGOs and by the involved combatants: ''*'' B'Tselem was unable to classify 32 deaths, including four children, as combatant or non-combatant. ''**'' The IDF regards Gazan police as part of the Hamas armed forces. ''***'' The figure refers to police officers killed at police stations, 17 other policemen were killed while participating in hostilities. ''****'' The figure refers to what PCHR claimed was non-combatant civil police officers. ''*****'' Includes four IDF soldiers killed by the IDF in friendly fire incidents. Other casualties The World Health Organization reported that sixteen health personnel were killed and that 22 health personnel were injured over the course of the offensive. In response, the Israeli Defense Ministry stated that nine of the sixteen medical personnel killed were Hamas operatives, referring to publications on Hamas affiliated Web sites. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palestinian Center For Human Rights
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR, ar, المركز الفلسطيني لحقوق الإنسان) is a Palestinian human rights organization based in Gaza City. It was founded in 1995 by Raji Sourani, who is its director. It was established by a group of Palestinian lawyers and human rights activists and receives funding from governmental, non-governmental, and religious sources. The PCHR was set up in April 1995 to monitor and document the practices of Israeli military forces in the Gaza Strip, and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The PCHR describes its objective as to monitor and document “human rights violation committed by the Israeli military forces and other abuses associated with Israel’s continuing legal and absolute occupation of the Gaza Strip and West Bank, including East Jerusalem”. Principles and philosophy PCHR states on its website that its founding principles are to: * Protect human rights and promote the rule of law in accor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
