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Gaza civilians left with extensive burns - 15 Feb 09
By: aljazeeraenglish
Posted: Feb 18 09
Witnessed: 1501 times
Regions: Israel, Palestine
Issues: Armed conflict, Health, Violence
Tags: bombing, civilians, Gaza, Hamas, Israel, palestine, road injuries
As well as the 1300 Palestinians who were killed in the war, thousands more suffered serious injuries.
Many of them were left with extensive burns, with Israel accused of using highly inflammable white phosphorus in civilian areas.
Al Jazeera's Hoda Abdel Hamid reports from the burns unit in Gaza's Shifa hospital.
(This video was originally uploaded to YouTube by Gaza civilians left with extensive burns - 15 Feb 09 )
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