A mother of 5 killed by Israeli artillery fire when fetching
2-year-old son outside her home.
Red Crescent ambulances not permitted to reach the family for
hours !
The attack began without warning with two shells fired as the
family of 17 sat outside their house. Apart from the woman's
husband Nasser and his 65-year-old father, the entire group was
women and children.
The family called an ambulance. "About 10 minutes later the
ambulance called back to say the Israelis had refused them
permission to come to the house," said Nasser.
His wife Ne'ema died outside the house trying to retrieve her
son.
The Israeli soldiers told the family that anyone going outside
the house would be shot dead. Nasser began to tend to his injured
father, knowing he could not reach his dying wife.