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Archive Home > 2009 > January > 05 > Fighting forces civilians into unpleasant choices

Fighting forces civilians into unpleasant choices

By Craig Whitlock and Reyham Abdel Kareem / The Bulletin
January 5, 2009

JERUSALEM — As Israeli forces attacked Gaza by land, sea and air, residents living in the congested coastal strip faced a fateful question: Flee the shelling and shooting, or hole up inside their homes and hope for the best?

The five-member al-Jarou family decided to make a break for....

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