WAR CRIMES IN GAZA Written by Arwa Aburawa Edited by Rajnaara Akhtar Forward Ismail Patel Design and Layout Shoayb Adam Friends of Al-Aqsa P.O Box 5127 Leicester LE2 0WU 0116 212 5441 www.aqsa.org.uk
[email protected] Gaza cannot be forgotten CONTENTS Preface 5 Forward 9 1. A Historic Overview 10 a. A Brief History of Gaza Before 1948 b. Gaza During the Nakba c. The 1967 War d. Gaza and the Intifada e. Oslo and the Al-Aqsa Intifada f. Gaza and the ‘Disengagement Plan’ 2005 g. Growing Popularity of Hamas 2. The Hamas Election Victory and its Impact on the Gaza Strip 15 a. Background on Hamas b. Hamas in the Gaza Strip c. Election Victory d. Sanctions Imposed in Response to Hamas’ Victory e. Violence Between Hamas and Fatah f. US-backed Palestinian Civil War 3. Summer/Autumn 2006 20 a. Attacks from April to Early June 2006 b. Sonic Booms Terrorize Gazan Skies c. Gaza Food Crisis d. The Kidnap of Gilad Shalit e. Operation ‘Summer Rain’ f. Operation ‘Autumn Clouds’ and the Massacre in Beit Hanoun g. Kidnapped: Alan Johnston 4. The Gaza Siege 24 a. Food and Water b. Fuel and Electricity c. Medical Treatment d. January 2008: Gaza’s Border Breached e. The Ceasefire f. The Future for Gaza’s Economy 5. International Complicity and Protest 29 a. States Accused of Complicity in the Crisis b. International Organisations Condemning the Siege c. International Protest Against the Siege d. Free Gaza Boats 6. Preparation for War in 2008 34 a.