(PHOTO: The father of Fares stands near where the shrapnel penetrated his home and decapitated his son)

(December 3, 2012) Thanks for the Warnings, Israel

I have been in Gaza for five days now, and I am having difficulty understanding the eight-day war and the subsequent ceasefire. Let me explain the difficulty I am having.

The Israeli Offensive Forces insist they protect civilians in Gaza, only targeting terrorists. They have several methods to protect innocent civilians.

One method is to call the civilians on the phone; another method is to drop leaflets telling them to flee for their lives, as an attack is imminent.

During the latest offensive, Israeli dropped leaflets in the rural areas telling people to flee to the city. In Gaza City, leaflets were dropped warning people to flee to the rural areas.
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A new, ingenious method they use to protect civilians is to drop "loud, non-lethal bombs: on a home as a warning for the inhabitants as to what will come.