Signs Editorial:

Dispatch from Palestine: Israel uses chemical/radioactive weapons in Gaza Silvia Cattori interviews a Palestinian doctor 11 July 2006 Interview with Doctor Juma al-Saqqa of the Hospital Shifa in Gaza Q: It seems that you are receiving people with wounds that are very difficult to treat. Do you know what kind of arms are being used? A: We dont know exactly what kind of weapon it was but we suggest it was a chemical weapon or a weapon with radiation [inaudible] they also had a very strong explosion. There was shrapnel trapped in the bodies. Q: When did they use this weapon for the first time? A: They started with Operation Summer Rain two weeks ago. Q: Were these weapons being used from tanks or planes? A: From the planes. Q: And did many people die from these attacks? A: Yes, many of them died and many are going to die because they are completely injured. Many of them have cuts that are haemorrhaging... Q: How many died? A: 50 killed, 200 injured. Q: Israeli did not allow me to enter Gaza. A: They dont want you to see what is happening here. This is the worst situation we have had since '48. We have Arab people dying day after day...We are in lack of everything. Bad water supply, bad sewage management, lack of food lack of supplies, they....[Phone line cut off.]

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