'Ibrahim passed away' - 12-Year Old Ibrahim Zaza Dies from Wounds Suffered in Israeli Attack

Numerous witnesses near the scene of the Israeli missile attack in Gaza scoffed at the notion, saying that once again, the people Israel strikes are almost always just simple civilians, with no connection to terror activities of any kind.

Lt. Col. Avital Leibowitz with the Israeli Defence Forces excuses the attacks against the boys playing in front of their home.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Last week we brought you the heartbreaking story about two boys in Gaza, 12 and 14-year old cousins, who were playing in the street in front of their family home when a guided Israeli missile struck, leaving a huge crater in the ground and both boys terribly injured.

Ibrahim died in an Israeli hospital

Ibrahim Zaza, the 12-year old, was injured the worst. He lost both of his hands and had massive injuries over most of his body. At the time of our report last week, Ibrahim's leg's were starting to turn color from lack of circulation and it was believed he would lose them too. Now his family has lost him entirely.

Ibrahim's final days were spent in a coma, which is certainly some type of blessing as the pain and agony would have been so much to bear. His cousin, 14-year old Mohammed, lost all of the flesh from his legs which just look like bandaged twigs under the hospital bed sheets, which are painful when even moved slightly. Now Mohammed has the added grief of knowing Ibrahim died.

Machines kept Ibrahim alive at the end

Lt. Col. Avital Leibowitz with the Israeli Defence Forces, said in regard to the attack on the two boys:

"When we target terrorists in Gaza, we target terrorists that either are ticking bombs, or have very large influence on committing terror activities against Israelis."

Numerous witnesses near the scene of the Israeli missile attack in Gaza scoffed at the notion, saying that once again, the people Israel strikes are almost always just simple civilians, with no connection to terror activities of any kind. The boys were not only far from Leibowitz's description, they were actually playing in the street when attacked.

When Israelis are attacked, the reprisals taken against those perceived of having committed the crimes are swift and carried out with a heavy hand. There is never a reprisal however, when the population of Gaza is attacked this way, and sometimes these Israeli attacks span the course of several days.. How anyone can conclude this to be a fair scenario, is hard for many of us paying attention to this, to understand .

Our hearts to out to the Zaza family of Gaza in their time of terrible suffering.

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Sep-15-2011: UPDATE - Israel's Mayhem Must Grind to a Halt - Attacks on Children Unprecedented - Tim King Salem-News.com

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