Bomb disposal experts in Gaza say that Israel has dropped the equivalent of six nuclear bombs on the tiny coastal enclave over the course of its six-week assault, including many that the police say are internationally banned. The explosives' engineering police of the Gaza Ministry of Interior said in a statement that Israel had dropped 20,000 tons of explosives on the 139 square mile (360 sq km) territory. "Flechette shells, fuel-air bombs (which explode twice, including after impact), dime shells, and flechette shells saturated with uranium were fired at Gaza Strip," the statement added, stressing that the weapons "affect the environment, soil, and water and will affect the next generations by spreading diseases especially cancer." The statement said that areas near the border like Khuzaa, eastern Rafah, Shujaiyya, eastern al-Mughazi, al-Bureij and Juhr al-Dik were hit with "the lion's share of Israeli shells and missiles." The statement said...

Israel's illegal and reckless use of depleted uranium against Gaza's civilian population has led to a huge spike in cancer cases. The number of cancer patients has been climbing in Gaza due to the use of depleted uranium by the Israeli military during its onslaught on the impoverished enclave two years ago, medical sources say. After the war, cancer cases have reportedly increased by about 30 percent in Gaza, Press TV correspondent reported on Thursday. “We have seen a sharp increase in blood cancer and other types of the diseases. Many patients come from the areas that were attacked by Israeli fighter jets using banned chemical weapons,” Oncologist Mohammed Atteya said. more

Over a year after the deadly war inflicted on the people of Gaza Israel has finally allowed a UN bomb disposal unit into Gaza to start clearing up some of the unexploded munitions left behind the world's 'most moral army'. No word on what the international community intends to do about the depleted uranium that litters the strip. It would also be nice if Israel would allow the import of concrete into Gaza so that reconstruction can begin.

Gaza's health ministry blames white phosphorus but it could also be the massive amounts of depleted uranium used. From China News research in al-Shifa hospital in Gaza city showed "in July, August and September, the number of infants born deformed or without limbs climbed by 50 percent compared with the same period last year," said deputy Health Minister Hassan Khalaf. He said his ministry does not rule out a connection between Israel's use of white phosphorus during the January-December war and the increase of disfigured newborns.

Another report has come put about the widespread use of depleted uranium by Israel in its recent war against the people of Gaza. It follows earlier report by Citizens Action to Dismantle Nuclear Weapons Completely Lawyers investigating possible war crimes by Israel in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip Thursday said the Jewish state used uranium in recent offensive on the blockaded territory. Findings indicated that Israel heavily used uranium materials in its war in Gaza, Haitham Manna of the International Coalition for Trying Israeli War Criminals told a news conference in Gaza city. At first, a French lab "asked us to obtain license from Ukraine because they believed the samples were obtained from a place hit by Chernobyl accident due to the high amount of Uranium that were found," Manna told Xinhua. "We provided the labs with GPS (Global Positioning System) coordinates for the cites and images from the scenes where we collected the samples," he added. The s...

Gaza is littered with the depleted uranium Israel uses to strengthen its warheads. Now there will be many children born with deformities and even more precious land beyond human habitation or farming. Gaza / PNN - 'Citizens Action to Dismantle Nuclear Weapons Completely' has prepared a 33 page report showing the presence of tens of tons of depleted uranium in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli attacks of late December and January are the culprit, report the international organization. “The quantity of depleted uranium may amount to no less than 75 tons found in the soil and subsoil in the Gaza Strip,” is the study’s quote. As many have suggested, the Israeli military used or may have used depleted uranium in the ground and air assaults on the Strip during the operation in the period between 27 December 2008 and January 18, 2009. The report indicated that Norwegian Dr. Mads Gilbert, during the first few days of participation in voluntary humanitarian work at Gaza City’s Al Shifa Hosp...