# overnight shelling by the Israeli army in Gaza kills 18 civilians

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**Created:** [November 8, 2006, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overnight-shelling-by-the-israeli-army-in-gaza-kills-18-civilians/379552 "2006-11-08T14:36:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Wildfire\_MM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f08c70/32.png) [@Wildfire\_MM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wildfire_MM)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2006, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overnight-shelling-by-the-israeli-army-in-gaza-kills-18-civilians/379552/1 "2006-11-08T14:36:22Z")

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BBC

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> Most people are shocked and uncomprehending about what happened in their street during the night.
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> A father of one child who was killed told me: “One missile I believe could have been a mistake, but the number of missiles that were fired, I can’t believe that was a mistake.”
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> A resident who works in one of Gaza’s hospitals says: “I have not seen injuries like this for a long time.”

> **[BBC NEWS | Middle East | Gaza town stunned by shelling](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6128614.stm)**
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> The BBC's Matthew Price was one of the first members of the world media to reach the scene the Beit Hanoun shelling.

Had this attack anything to do with the American election? - in the sense that such an outrageous act would stay in the Shadow of the US election?

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**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2006, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overnight-shelling-by-the-israeli-army-in-gaza-kills-18-civilians/379552/2 "2006-11-08T16:02:47Z")

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[QUOTE=Wildfire\*\*MM]  
Had this attack anything to do with the American election? - in the sense that such an outrageous act would stay in the Shadow of the US election?  
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How much of a “shadow” is it outside of the US ?

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**Author:** ![mks57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9bd4f/32.png) [@mks57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mks57)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2006, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overnight-shelling-by-the-israeli-army-in-gaza-kills-18-civilians/379552/3 "2006-11-08T16:06:45Z")

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Outrageous? I don’t think so. When you launch rockets, and other assorted ordnance, at your neighbor on a daily basis, you shouldn’t be surprised when they send something back. If anything, the Israelis have exhibited considerable restraint.