Tel al-Hawa
Tel al-Hawa
تل الهوا | |
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Tel al-Hawa (
Interior Ministry of the Palestinian National Authority.[2]
Tel al-Hawa was formerly the headquarters of the
Gaza War, codenamed "Operation Cast Lead" by Israel. It was the scene of some of the fiercest fighting of the war. Dozens of Hamas fighters were killed or wounded, and a dozen IDF soldiers were also killed and wounded. At least 12 civilians were killed.[1]
On February 10, 2024, the body of
Hind Rajab, a six year old who was trapped in a car with all her relatives killed and who had called the Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance to find her was found dead in Tel Al-Hawa along with the two drivers of the ambulance that were dispatched to find her.[6]
References
- ^ a b Tel Al-Hawa: The invasion and then after. Ma'an News Agency, January 17, 2009
- ^ Gaza air campaign 'a first stage' BBC News. 2009-01-02.
- ^ Inside Tel al Hawa Archived 2011-10-06 at the Wayback Machine Conflict Blotter.
- YNET. 2007-06-14.
- ^ Hamas surrounds kidnap hideout as Johnston's fate hangs in balance Independent.
- ^ "'They killed her twice': Hind Rajab's mother mourns girl, 6, found killed days after being trapped under Israeli fire". NBC News. Retrieved 2024-02-11.