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Quote by: shrike Killing Qassam launchers is not collective punishment. And what is unbelievable about that? In war civilians die. Are you familiar with wars that civilians don't die? Of course we should differentiate what is main target of the attack and what was done to minimize civilian losses

In an isolated barely field, located just few hundred meters away from the Israel-Gaza border line in eastern Rafah city, a heap of barley lies in the middle of the field. The field is now abandoned -- why? Not because there are no farmers in the area, but rather because the Loulahi family, who had been harvesting barley, were hit by Israeli missiles.

the Zannana [unmanned drone plane] fired a missile that hit us directly," Aisha says. "My father rushed to us and called for the ambulance, then another missile was fired. I kept dragging my body until I arrived at our house and asked help from the neighbors, then a third missile was hit. By then, I heard people saying, 'the car was went off' and I learned that my sister Samah and my brother Ahmad were killed, while my father was injured," A'isha recalls. "There were no gunmen near us, it's our field, we come here everyday to harvest the barley. Why did they hit us?

More civilian deaths in Gaza - International Middle East Media Center - IMEMC