Sunday, 28th December 2008 – Day Two
For a second consecutive day, IOF continued the bombardment of security posts, public institutions and the civilian facilities (houses, workshops, medicine warehouses and media institutions). More than half a million school children were denied access to their schools. Israeli warplanes bombed two flats on the 4th and 7th floors of al-Azhar and al-Ta’aleem apartment buildings respectively in Tal al-Hawa neighborhood in Gaza City, damaging them heavily.

Al-Aqsa Satellite Channel headquarters, located in al-Naser Street, was also bombed. Additionally, Israeli warplanes bombarded a part of the Saraya security complex which was also targeted on the first day. The complex contains Gaza Central Priso jail. Al-Borno mosque, located near al-Shifa Hospital in the centre of Gaza City and the Izziddin al-Qassam Mosque in New ‘Aabssan village in Khan Yunis were also bombarded.

To mark the First anniversary of the Israel war on the Gaza Strip, Memo reopens the diary of war crimes as they were played out on camera before the world.

Saturday, 27 December 2008 - Day One

The first day of the onslaught was the bloodiest in the history of the occupation. At around 11:30 am (one of the busiest times of day) 60 Israeli warplanes launched simultaneous air strikes on targets throughout the Gaza Strip, focusing on Gaza City. The initial attacks were directed against the security and police headquarters, sites of Izziddin al-Qassam Brigades (the armed wing of Hamas) and several governmental institutions.