Terwijl Hamas Israel de schuld blijft geven van een explosie afgelopen maandag in het Dair al-Balah vluchtelingenkamp, zet het Palestijnse PCHR hier vraagtekens bij:
"In light of information available to PCHR through field investigations, and according to testimonies of eyewitnesses that saw transportation of bombs from the house, there are reasons to suspect that the explosion was coming from inside the house and occurred for no apparent reason, similar to some incidents in the past. Internal explosion occurred in the past in houses amidst densely populated areas, because of mistakes in manufacturing, bad storage of bombs or other reasons, which caused many fatalities among civilians and destroyed houses."
Zulke explosies zijn vaker voorgekomen, en vaak geeft Hamas achteraf - nadat de media haar versie en die van Israel op zijn best als gelijkwaardig tegenover elkaar hebben gezet - toe dat het een 'work accident' was, maar nu blijft zij volhouden dat Israel de boosdoener is. Volgens Elder of Ziyon is dat wellicht vanwege het grote aantal gewonden en de grote verwoestingen die de explosie heeft aangericht. De fout toegeven zou teveel schade aan haar toch al afnemende populariteit toebrengen.
Opvallend is dat de media zoveel geloof blijven hechten aan Hamas' verklaringen.
(hat tip: Elder of Ziyon)
RP
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PCHR Calls for Investigations into Injury of 58 Palestinians, Including 13 Children, by Explosion in Deir al-Balah
Tuesday, 03 August 2010 11:22
Ref: 68/2010
www.pchrgaza.org/portal/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6882:pchr-calls-for-investigations-into-injury-of-58-palestinians-including-13-children-by-explosion-in-deir-al-balah-&catid=36:pchrpressreleases&Itemid=194
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) calls upon the government in the Gaza Strip to investigate the circumstances of an explosion that occurred in Deir al-Balah refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, which left 58 injuries, including 13 children and 9 women, 7 houses uninhabitable and 30 others damaged. PCHR calls further for publishing the results of such investigations.
According to investigations conducted by PCHR, and testimonies of eyewitnesses, at approximately 01:20 on Monday, 02 August 2010, a heavy explosion rocked Deir al-Balah refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. The explosion occurred in a 100-square-meter, uninhabited house. As a result of the explosion, 58 Palestinians living in the surroundings, including 13 children and 9 women, were injured, and a pregnant woman miscarried.
Additionally, 7 houses were destroyed and rendered uninhabitable, and another 30 ones were damaged. According to eyewitnesses, a red glow came from the house before an explosion rocked the area. After the explosion, activists of the Palestinian resistance arrived in the area and surrounded the affected house. The Palestinian police also arrived in the area and prevented people from reaching the house. Resistance activists collected from the house shrapnel of the explosive devices and transported them in a car.
The 'Izziddin al-Qassam Brigades (the armed wing of Hamas) issued a press release on Tuesday morning, 03 August 2010, stating that: "We confirm that what happened. resulted from a Zionist security operation intended to assassinate field leaders in the 'Izziddin al-Qassam Brigades." It further stated that "such ground targeting is part of Zionist operations."
In light of information available to PCHR through field investigations, and according to testimonies of eyewitnesses that saw transportation of bombs from the house, there are reasons to suspect that the explosion was coming from inside the house and occurred for no apparent reason, similar to some incidents in the past. Internal explosion occurred in the past in houses amidst densely populated areas, because of mistakes in manufacturing, bad storage of bombs or other reasons, which caused many fatalities among civilians and destroyed houses.
Accordingly:
1) PCHR calls for conducting a serious and comprehensive investigation into this incident and publishing the results.
2) PCHR is concerned over continued storage of explosive devices by Palestinian resistance groups in civilian populated areas, which threatens the lives of Palestinian civilians, and constitutes a violation of international human rights law and humanitarian law. Such acts must be stopped, as they become more serious in light of threats declared by the Israeli military forces.
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