"An Israeli soldier has been spotted laughing and drinking in a bar wearing a T-shirt with the slogan 'Deployed, Destroyed, Enjoyed, Gaza 2014' emblazoned on the back." (Disgust as Israeli soldier spotted laughing and drinking in Jerusalem bar wearing a 'Deployed, Destroyed & Enjoyed Gaza 2014' t-shirt, Jennifer Newton, mailonline, 13/8/14)
"I have never seen destruction on this scale. In areas such as Shejaiah, Beit Hanoun and Khan Younis, in particular, everywhere you look is in ruins. Israel has, effectively, wiped large sections of these suburbs off the map.
"As the war began, Amos Regev, who edits the country's most-read newspaper, Israel Hayom, urged the Israel Defence Forces to 'return Gaza to the Stone Age'. From driving around Gaza, it looks as if he got his wish.
"On the 'rubble index' used in Gaza, this conflict is the worst of the recent 3 wars. Bill Corcoran, the chief executive of American Near East Refugee Aid, a Washington-based NGO, has just arrived in Gaza to assess the damage. 'According to the Palestinian Contractors Union, they carted away 600,000 tonnes of debris in 2009', he says. 'The latest estimate so far (for this war) is 22 million tonnes. Anecdotally, it seems that the previous targets (in earlier wars) were official Hamas facilities or government offices. This time the vast majority seem to be homes and factories.'...
"Nothing has been spared - schools, hospitals, a medical centre for the elderly, the main power plant, water towers, shops and high-rise buildings. Lying among the debris of the Wafa Hospital is a contorted wheelchair and a large sign - 'the Wafa Hospital, destroyed by Israel'." (Welcome to Gaza, a land left in ruins, John Lyons, The Australian, 3/9/14)
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