Peter Lerner

A Palestinian man holds a girl at a hospital in the northern Gaza Strip. Medics said she was injured in shelling at a U.N-run school sheltering Palestinian refugees on July 24, 2014.

After civilians are killed at a UN school in Gaza, Palestinians wonder if any place is safe

July 24, 2014Conflict & Justice

At least 15 Palestinians died and more than 200 were injured on Thursday in an attack at a UN school in the Gaza Strip. Israel and Hamas blame each other, and UN officials say “no place is safe.” At least 15 Palestinians died and more than 200 were injured on Thursday in an attack at a UN school in the Gaza Strip. Israel and Hamas blame each other, and UN officials say “no place is safe.”

An Israeli soldier sits on top of his tank in the northern Gaza Strip.

For Israelis, the ground operation is a success — for Gazans, it has just heightened the violence

July 18, 2014Conflict & Justice

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