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Situation Map-Gaza Crisis Hirbya Ziqim REPORTED ISRAELI ATTACK LOCATIONS: 25-31 DECEMBER 2008 Yad Mordekhay Erez Sneid Security 31 December 2008 This map presents a preliminary situation of the Event reported attacks by Israeli and Hamas forces from 25- 31 December 2008, within and surrounding the Gaza Version 1.0 Strip. Damage locations have been taken exclusively from open media sources. Many recorded damage "! UNOSAT-2008000240-OPT sites shown are approximate and may not represent UNSCO HQ Gaza suffered ! all known incident locations. collateral damages from 2 IDF missiles on 29 December 2008 Map Legend Reported Attack Locations Site Locations Q Israeli Military Strike 8 UNRWA Gaza Training Center students (! ..... killed & 19 injured by IDF missile while U"N ..... UN Office waiting for UN transport outside UNRWA HQ building on 27 December 2008 Hamas Military Strike Q ..... TD" ..... Border Crossing Point (! Mefalsim Political Boundaries " ..... Main Hospital International Border ..... Main Mosque ..... !!!!!!! .....1950 Armistice Line Yagev School / University ..... Governorate ..... Boundary Main Market " ..... Nahal `Oz Ro a d Ty p e s Sa`ad Israeli Village / Town Primary Road ..... ..... ! Beerot Yitshak !! Ruin ..... ..... Secondary Road Zimrat Shuva !I ..... Airport / Airfield !L ..... Port / Harbor Landcover Zones Tushiya UNRWA-Administered ..... Refugee Camp Hatsofim Bet Urban / Built-up Zomeha ..... Zone `Alumim Former Israeli Settlement (2005) ..... Airport Runway ..... Re`im Kisufim Map 2 REPORTED HAMAS ROCKET ATTACK LOCATIONS: 25-31 DECEMBER 2008 Yair Nirim Tel Aviv-Jaffa YAV N E H Nir `Oz ASHDOD ASHQELON K I RYAT G AT SDEROT NETIVOT O FA K I M BEERSHEBA Nir Yizhaq MAP SCALE FOR A3: 1:115,000 (MAP 1: GAZA STRIP) Kilometers 0 1 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 Satellite Data .............. QuickBird Image Resolution ........ 14m (Browse Imagery) Image Date ................. 14 June 2007 Image Copyright .......... Digital Globe 2008 GIS Data ..................... UNRWA, OCHA, GIST, UNOSAT Incident Data ............... AP, Reuters, BBC, AFP, YNet, NYT .................................... Al-Jazeera, Haaretz, Jerusalem Post Map Production .......... UNOSAT (31 December 2008) Contact Information: [email protected] Projection .................... UTM Zone 36 North 24/7 Hotline: +41 76 487 4998 Datum ......................... WGS 1984 www.unosat.org GAZA MAP FRAME ROTATED Kerem Shalom The depiction and use of boundaries, geographic names and related data shown here Training and Research (UNITAR) Operational Satellite Applications Program 6 DEGREES FROM NORTH are not warranted to be error-free nor do they imply official endorsement or acceptance (UNOSAT). UNOSAT provides satellite imagery & related geographic information to I! by the United Nations. This map was produced by the United Nations Institute for UN humanitarian & development agencies & their implementing partners..
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