For the fifth day Gaza still under attack; Death toll 390.
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Wednesday December 31, 2008 14:51
by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC News
ghassanb at imemc dot org
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that the death toll by Wednesday midday now stands at 390 due to the Israeli attack on the coastal region.
According to the Ministry, at least 1,884 Palestinians have been injured by the Israeli continuing shelling. Among those injured there are 300 in critical conditions.
Local sources reported that the Israeli shelling continued on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Targets included ambulance crews and civilian homes.
The Ministry of Health said among those killed on Wednesday at dawn, was Dr Iyhab Al-Madhom and medic Mahmoud Abu Hassira. The Ministry said that the two were aiding injured people during shelling targeting Gaza City when an Israeli unmanned plane fired directly at them.
Among the civilian targets that were shelled on Wednesday at dawn, was the oxygen refilling plant which is used by local hospitals in the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli army started its attacks on Gaza on Saturday midday, which is only days after the six-month long Egyptian mediated ceasefire between Hamas, which controls the Gaza strip, and Israel finished.