Thursday, December 17, 2009
The Israeli war on gaza in numbers
" Statistics from the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme• 1,420 Palestinians killed, 446 of them children• 5,320 injured, 1,855 of them children• 4,000 houses destroyed• 16,000 houses damaged• 94.6% of children aged six-17 heard the sound of sonic jetfighters• 91.7% of them heard shelling by artillery• 92% saw mutilated bodies on TV• 80% were deprived of water or electricity• 50.7% left home for a safer place• 25.9% report one symptom of PTSD• 39.3% report more than one symptom• 9.8% report full criteria of PTSDStatistics from the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights• 1,414 Palestinians killed during the conflict, including 313 children, of which: – 31% girls, 69% boys– 15% under 5; 23.3% 5-10; 62% 11-17– 73% died from bombs; 19.8% from artillery shells; 5.4% shot; 1.5% from white phosphorous• 5,300 Palestinians injured, including 1,606 children• 36 UN schools damaged• Approximately 20,000 homes completely or partially destroyed."